Yamusah Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yamusah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamusah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Yamusah (12) may also be a first name.

Yamusah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamusah is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamusah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 311,995th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yamusah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

Yamusah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Excluding Ghana it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Yamusah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yamusah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Yamusah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamusa923,912/
Yamisah86501/
Yamusha8616/
Yamusca8614/
Yammusa867/
Yamousa863/
Yhamusa863/
Yaamusa861/
Yamoussa802,204/
Iamusaha804/
Yamousga801/
Yamuca77345/
Yamuza77240/
Yamuso7759/
Yamosa7736/
Yamisa7732/
Jamusa7724/
Yamuja779/
Iamutsaha7516/
Yamousssa752/
Yahamusat751/
Yaamoussa751/
Yamissa71226/
Jamisah7175/
Yamucha7111/
Yamisha715/
Yamuseu715/
Yamisau715/
Jahmusa714/
Yamossa712/
Yamisai712/
Jamusia712/
Jamusha711/
Jamusas711/
Yamouza711/
Yaoumoussa711/
Yammissa674/
Yamousso672/
Yomoussa671/
Jamusaid671/
Jamoussa671/
Iamoussa671/
Jamishah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yamusah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis