Yamun Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

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

Yamun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3081:229,34538,679
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
India451:17,045,897267,282
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yamun (17,061) may also be a first name.

Yamun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamun (Bengali: যমুন, Hindi: यमुन, Marathi: यमुन, Oriya: ଯମୁନ) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yamun is the 508,499th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Yamun are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Yamun is also the 42,432nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 17,061 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 229,345. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Surin Province, where 63 percent are found, Lamphun Province, where 34 percent are found and Chonburi Province, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Thailand this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamoun91221/
Yaymun9151/
Yamune9147/
Yasmun9129/
Yamung9111/
Yameun911/
Yamaun911/
Yamoune83139/
Yamutin8316/
Yamoung832/
Yasmaun831/
Yammoun831/
Yahmoun831/
Yamount831/
Yammaun831/
Yamon80682/
Jamun80559/
Iamun8094/
Yomun8048/
Yamum8012/
Yammaung774/
Yamouten772/
Yamushyn771/
Hayyamun771/
Hyamoune771/
Yamussen771/
Jaimun73995/
Jamoun73305/
Yotmun73232/
Iamhun73196/
Jamung73150/
Jamune73115/
Yiamon7374/
Jamuin7348/
Yamoon7334/
Jasmun7334/
Jamaun7321/
Yamoum7321/
Yoomun7310/
Jammun738/
Jamuun738/
Yammon738/
Iatmun737/
Hyomun736/
Jaumun733/
Jaymun733/
Ijamun732/
Jatmun731/
Yaymon731/
Jamgun731/
Jamunn731/
Yajmon731/
Hyamon731/
Jamunh731/
Jamhun731/
Yomeun731/
Yommun731/
Jasmund67315/
Jamuine6734/
Jaimung6730/
Jaimhun6715/
Jamoune6710/
Jaimunt678/
Jaimune675/
Jaimaun675/
Yammoon675/
Jahmoun674/
Jamahun673/
Jaimunk672/
Ayiamon671/
Iamoune671/
Iammoun671/
Jahamun671/
Jamoung671/
Heammun671/
Jaimuun671/
Jhammun671/
Hyoomun671/

Yamun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamun in the Bengali language
যমুনyamuna-
Yamun in the Oriya language
ଯମୁନyamuna-
Yamun in the Marathi language
यमुनyamuna60.71
यमुनाyamuna25
यामुनyamuna10.71
यमूनाyamuna3.57
Yamun in the Hindi language
यमुनyamuna27.78
यमूनाyamuna27.78
यामूनyamuna16.67
यामुनyamuna16.67
यमुनाyamuna11.11

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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 Yamun
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