Where Does The Last Name Yamsa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Yamsa (Russian: Ямса) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamsa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,202,518^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Yamsa are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 560,146^th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 253 people.

The surname Yamsa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Yamsa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Adamawa, where 14 percent reside and Kano, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Yamsa exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 16 percent reside.