Yamu Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea7771:10,494913
Nigeria6131:288,97716,243
Indonesia2141:617,98748,937
India1831:4,191,614111,941
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamou89877/
Yamut89638/
Yamuç89352/
Yamau8999/
Yamus8995/
Yamud8969/
Yammu8951/
Yamui8938/
Yaamu8918/
Yamup8914/
Yamgu898/
Yatmu895/
Yamuz895/
Yamuy894/
Yasmu894/
Yahmu892/
Yamuj891/
Yamhu891/
Yamout801,937/
Yatmut80244/
Yammou80171/
Yamush8052/
Yamuss8020/
Yamuth8010/
Yamous809/
Yasmut806/
Yamoud805/
Yasmau804/
Yamgou804/
Yasmou803/
Yatmou802/
Yamahu802/
Yamouh802/
Yamuch801/
Ayyamu801/
Yathmu801/
Yamaus801/
Yoamou801/
Yamhou801/
Yamouy801/
Yamouz801/
Yamuit801/
Ayiamu801/
Yihamu801/
Yasmud801/
Yiamou801/
Yahamu801/
Yahmud801/
Jamu7517,928/
Yomu75357/
Iamu75109/
Eamu7512/
Wanyamu7373/
Yammout7354/
Yaymout739/
Yamouth735/
Yahamui733/
Yasmuth732/
Yahamou732/
Yamouha731/
Ayyamou731/
Jammu677,763/
Jaimu67402/
Jamus67396/
Jamud67365/
Ijamu67329/
Jhamu67277/
Jamau67254/
Jamuh67222/
Eyomu67189/
Jamut67163/
Jamhu67134/
Jamou67126/
Yomou67124/
Jamui6790/
Jameu6760/
Jaamu6740/
Ehamu6734/
Iamui6733/
Hiamu6729/
Ihamu6723/
Giamu6723/
Yomut6721/
Yamoo6717/
Jamuy6714/
Jasmu6711/
Iamut679/
Jeamu678/
Jiamu678/
Ayomu677/
Ajomu676/
Jamuz676/
Jamuu675/
Oyomu675/
Jahmu672/
Jaymu672/
Jamgu672/
Jaumu672/
Heamu672/
Iamou672/
Jeymu671/
Hjamu671/
Haiyamup671/
Yamuhova671/
Eamau671/
Yomgu671/
Yomus671/
Iameu671/

Yamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamu in the Tibetan language
ཡ་མུ་yamu-
Yamu in the Marathi language
यमुyamu70.92
यमूyamu27.61
यामुyamu0.78
यामूyamu0.69
Yamu in the Oriya language
ଯମୁyamu60
ଯାମୁyamu40
Yamu in the Hindi language
यामूyamu44.44
यमुyamu27.78
यामुyamu16.67
श्यामुsyamu11.11
Yamu in the Russian language
Ямуamu-

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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
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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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