Yamsu Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Yamsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
Yamsu (67) may also be a first name.
Yamsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamsu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamsu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Yamsu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yamsu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yamsu is also the 1,191,548th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 67 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Yamsu is most numerous in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Yamsu is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyamsu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yamsup | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yamseu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yamsut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yamsuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jamsu | 80 | 120 | / |
| Yansu | 80 | 112 | / |
| Yamju | 80 | 24 | / |
| Yamzu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yansut | 73 | 48 | / |
| Iamsut | 73 | 41 | / |
| Yamnju | 73 | 41 | / |
| Yanseu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Yansou | 73 | 29 | / |
| Iamsud | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yanshu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jamsut | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hyamju | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yamjeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yamzeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yomsup | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yansui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jamsou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iamsup | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jamshu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiamsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yhansu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamchu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamsui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamsus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamsiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamdjeu | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Yansaud | 67 | 74 | / |
| Yamcheu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yamdjui | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yamdjou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yanshou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yahansu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hyamjeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yamejou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamsaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yansuph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamejeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yansseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yansuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giamsau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanshui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohansu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamchui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamchuy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yamsu
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