Yamtu Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Yamtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 321 | 1:551,847 | 26,913 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Yamtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamtu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yamtu.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamtu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 847,909th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yamtu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Yamtu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 71 percent are found, Adamawa, where 19 percent are found and Borno, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Yamtu occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamteu | 91 | 92 | / |
| Yamtou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yamtus | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yamtuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yamtui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yamtud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yantu | 80 | 1,227 | / |
| Yantut | 73 | 235 | / |
| Yantau | 73 | 116 | / |
| Yantus | 73 | 88 | / |
| Yantou | 73 | 86 | / |
| Iamtus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yomtus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaymtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yantuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iamthup | 67 | 106 | / |
| Yanthup | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yantheu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yasintu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yanthui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiantou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yomthus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoantou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeamtou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyantu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanetui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yannetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahantu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yantush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanthus | 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 Yamtu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis