Yamra Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yamra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1671:124,36614,149
India731:10,507,745199,418
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Yamra (319) may also be a first name.

Yamra Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yamra Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yamra is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,009,375th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Yamra are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yamra is also the 491,536th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 319 people.

Yamra is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 124,366. In Cameroon Yamra is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 58 percent reside, North Region, where 30 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamrat9188/
Yamraj9182/
Yamrah9158/
Yamrad917/
Yamera913/
Yamrai911/
Yamrash831/
Yahamra831/
Yamerau831/
Yamrath830/
Jamra801,068/
Yamro80211/
Yamri80170/
Yanra80103/
Yomra8078/
Yamry8073/
Eamra8010/
Yamre802/
Jyameraa771/
Yamrot739,500/
Yomrat73406/
Jamrat73270/
Yanrat73198/
Jamras73184/
Jamrah73115/
Iamrai73102/
Jamraz7381/
Jamraj7349/
Iamrat7344/
Yamroz7344/
Jamraa7334/
Yamroh7325/
Jamrad7320/
Yamrop7318/
Yamrer7312/
Yamros7311/
Yameri7311/
Yamroi7310/
Yanraj739/
Jhamra736/
Yamrod735/
Yamery734/
Jeamra734/
Heamra733/
Yamroj733/
Jiamra733/
Jamrau732/
Hyanra732/
Yanera731/
Jamhra731/
Yomraa731/
Yamere731/
Ehamra731/
Jamray731/
Jamrha731/
Jamrza731/
Iamray731/
Ijamra731/
Yanray731/
Jamrga731/
Hiamra730/
Jamraiz67231/
Yamrich6725/
Jamrhah6715/
Heamraj675/
Yomrach672/
Jamrait671/
Yamreed671/
Yanraha671/
Jiamrat671/
Yamerou671/
Jamrass671/
Yannera671/
Iamrach671/
Jamraya671/
Jamraud671/
Jamradt671/
Jamrach670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yamra
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