Yams Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Yams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Yams (262) may also be a first name.
Yams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yams (Russian: Ямс) is most common in India. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yams? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,907,068th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Yams is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Yams are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 549,774th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 262 people.
The surname Yams is most numerous in India, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent reside and Telangana, where 42 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyams | 89 | 3,057 | / |
| Yamse | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yasms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jyams | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yatims | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yacims | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yamshe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hyamns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyhams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yans | 75 | 1,000 | / |
| Iams | 75 | 868 | / |
| Jams | 75 | 621 | / |
| Yoms | 75 | 75 | / |
| Eams | 75 | 21 | / |
| Yamz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Yamx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yatimsh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yohamms | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ijams | 67 | 306 | / |
| Jaims | 67 | 276 | / |
| Yanse | 67 | 253 | / |
| Jamse | 67 | 148 | / |
| Jeams | 67 | 124 | / |
| Jamsh | 67 | 83 | / |
| Hyans | 67 | 73 | / |
| Hiams | 67 | 42 | / |
| Heams | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yansh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oyoms | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yanss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yamze | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yahns | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jayms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yamje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoans | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyoms | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jamst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joyms | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geams | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yamshova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaums | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiams | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jjams | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eamms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jahms | 67 | 0 | / |
Yams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yams in the Russian language | ||
| Ямс | ams | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yams
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