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
Yamusa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamusa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 117,650th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,862,870 people. The last name Yamusa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yamusa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 234,862nd most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 1,148 people.
Yamusa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,784 people, or 1 in 46,814. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 23 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 19 percent reside and Kaduna, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
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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- 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 Yamusa
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