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་) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 201,907th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,530,788 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Yamu live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yamu is also the 114,460th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,779 people.
The last name Yamu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 777 people, or 1 in 10,494. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 27 percent live, Morobe, where 17 percent live and West Sepik, where 14 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yamu
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