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

Yamus (Marathi: यमुसािहम, Russian: Ямус) is found most in Argentina. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yamus is the 1,907,068th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Yamus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Yamus are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 868,627th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 116 people.

This surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 854,868. In Argentina Yamus is primarily concentrated in: Tucumán Province, where 46 percent are found, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 32 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Argentina this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

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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