Yamusa Surname
Approximately 3,912 people bear this surname
Yamusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,784 | 1:46,814 | 3,632 |
| Cameroon | 87 | 1:238,725 | 23,654 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yamusa (1,148) may also be a first name.
Yamusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamusa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yamusa.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamusa? popularity and diffusion
Yamusa is the 117,650th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,862,870 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yamusa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yamusa is also the 234,862nd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 1,148 people.
The surname Yamusa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,784 people, or 1 in 46,814. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 23 percent live, Nasarawa, where 19 percent live and Kaduna, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamusah | 92 | 1,206 | / |
| Yamusha | 92 | 16 | / |
| Yamusca | 92 | 14 | / |
| Yammusa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Yamousa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yhamusa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yaamusa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yamoussa | 86 | 2,204 | / |
| Yamousga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamuca | 83 | 345 | / |
| Yamuza | 83 | 240 | / |
| Yamuso | 83 | 59 | / |
| Yamuse | 83 | 40 | / |
| Yamosa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Yamisa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Jamusa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Yamusi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Yamuja | 83 | 9 | / |
| Yamousssa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yaamoussa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahamusat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamisah | 77 | 501 | / |
| Yamissa | 77 | 226 | / |
| Yamucha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Yamuseu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yamisha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yamisau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jahmusa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yamushi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yamossa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jamusia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamisai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamuisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamouza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamusas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamusha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaoumoussa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yamutshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yammissa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iamusaha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yamaushi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yamousso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yomoussa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamusaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamoussa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iamoussa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamiso | 67 | 275 | / |
| Yamoza | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jamisa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jamosa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yamoussou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yamose | 67 | 21 | / |
| Iamutsaha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yamoso | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jamusi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yammoussi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yamiza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jamuja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yomisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jamuso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yomosa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yamuzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamuci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamuitshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamuca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamoussso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Yamusa
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