Yamua Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Yamua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yamua (36) may also be a first name.

Yamua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yamua Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yamua has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yamua is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Yamua live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yamua is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamuay912/
Yamouha831/
Yamba8044,069/
Yamva80308/
Jamua8021/
Yamwa806/
Yamuo802/
Yambay733,029/
Yambou73354/
Yambai73267/
Jamuat73110/
Yambea7347/
Yambha7324/
Yomuah7317/
Yambaa738/
Jamuad738/
Yamewa736/
Yamwat736/
Hyamba735/
Yiamba734/
Yambau734/
Yamwah731/
Jamuas731/
Yamweu731/
Yaamba731/
Yoomua731/
Yohmuat6727/
Gihamua679/
Yambhai674/
Jamhuha671/
Yamwout671/
Hyomwua671/
Aiyamba671/

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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 Yamua
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