Yamus Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Yamus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yamus (116) may also be a first name.

Yamus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamus (Marathi: यमुसािहम, Russian: Ямус) occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yamus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamus is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Yamus reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Yamus is also the 868,627th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 116 people.

It is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 854,868. In Argentina Yamus is most prevalent in: Tucumán Province, where 46 percent reside, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 32 percent reside and Buenos Aires Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Argentina it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamush9152/
Yamuse9140/
Yamuss9120/
Yamous919/
Yamaus911/
Yamu892,064/
Yamou80877/
Yamut80638/
Jamus80396/
Yamuç80352/
Yamau8099/
Yamud8069/
Yamos8065/
Yammu8051/
Yamui8038/
Yaamu8018/
Yamup8014/
Eamus8012/
Yamgu808/
Yamuz805/
Yatmu805/
Yasmu804/
Yamuy804/
Yahmu802/
Yomus801/
Yamhu801/
Yamuc801/
Yamuj801/
Yamusova771/
Jamous7312,007/
Yamout731,937/
Yatmut73244/
Yammou73171/
Jameus7399/
Jaimus7335/
Yamuth7310/
Yasmut736/
Yamoud735/
Jamusz735/
Yamgou734/
Yasmau734/
Yasmou733/
Yamahu732/
Yamouh732/
Yatmou732/
Yoamou731/
Jamust731/
Yahmud731/
Yahamu731/
Yiamou731/
Yasmud731/
Ayiamu731/
Yihamu731/
Heamus731/
Yamuch731/
Yamosh731/
Jamuse731/
Ayyamu731/
Yathmu731/
Jeamus731/
Yamhou731/
Yamouy731/
Yamouz731/
Yamuit731/
Jammus731/
Jasmus730/
Jamu6717,928/
Yomu67357/
Iamu67109/
Wanyamu6773/
Yammout6754/
Jamoush6725/
Eamu6712/
Yaymout679/
Jamouse679/
Jahmous678/
Jamusse677/
Jamouss676/
Yamouth675/
Yahamui673/
Yahamou672/
Yasmuth672/
Yamouha671/
Eeasmus671/
Ayyamou671/

Yamus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamus in the Marathi language
यमुसािहमyamusaihama-
Yamus in the Russian language
Ямусamus-

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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 Yamus
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