Yamu Surname
Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname
Yamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 777 | 1:10,494 | 913 |
| Nigeria | 613 | 1:288,977 | 16,243 |
| Indonesia | 214 | 1:617,987 | 48,937 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Thailand | 82 | 1:861,443 | 136,584 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Yamu (3,779) may also be a first name.
Yamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamu (Hindi: यामू, Marathi: यमु, Oriya: ଯମୁ, Russian: Яму, Tibetan: ཡ་མུ་) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 201,907th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,530,788 people. Yamu is mostly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Yamu reside; 44 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 114,460th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 3,779 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 10,494. In Papua New Guinea Yamu is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 27 percent reside, Morobe, where 17 percent reside and West Sepik, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡ་མུ་ | yamu | - |
| Yamu in the Marathi language | ||
| यमु | yamu | 70.92 |
| यमू | yamu | 27.61 |
| यामु | yamu | 0.78 |
| यामू | yamu | 0.69 |
| Yamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯମୁ | yamu | 60 |
| ଯାମୁ | yamu | 40 |
| Yamu in the Hindi language | ||
| यामू | yamu | 44.44 |
| यमु | yamu | 27.78 |
| यामु | yamu | 16.67 |
| श्यामु | syamu | 11.11 |
| Yamu in the Russian language | ||
| Яму | amu | - |
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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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