Yamy Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yamy (195) may also be a first name.

Yamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻣﻲ, Russian: Ямы) is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Yamy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Yamy are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 17 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 649,894th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 195 people.

Yamy is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Yamy occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamay89648/
Yamey8979/
Yamiy8918/
Yammy8918/
Yamoy896/
Yamyo895/
Yamuy894/
Hyamy894/
Yasmy893/
Yatmy891/
Yahmy891/
Yamaya802,095/
Yammey8021/
Yamych8017/
Yammay804/
Yamouy801/
Yama7530,832/
Yami7514,210/
Yame753,738/
Jamy752,699/
Yomy7581/
Yamá7512/
Yamê751/
Yamj751/
Iamy751/
Yaoumey7313/
Yammaya732/
Yahmaya731/
Yasmeey731/
Yahmych731/
Yamma6716,905/
Yamai675,719/
Yahmi672,497/
Yasmi672,145/
Yatmi671,980/
Yamit671,868/
Yamee67747/
Yammi67686/
Yağma67523/
Jammy67390/
Yamoi67362/
Yamis67360/
Yamet67355/
Yamei67350/
Yamid67349/
Yamer67344/
Yaama67302/
Yamiç67289/
Yamoa67245/
Yamio67204/
Yames67199/
Jamey67173/
Yamie67165/
Yamme67140/
Yatme67111/
Jamay6790/
Yamed6779/
Hyama6743/
Jaimy6742/
Yamui6738/
Yameh6734/
Jasmy6732/
Yamgi6732/
Yamez6727/
Yamih6727/
Jhamy6721/
Jamiy6721/
Yommy6720/
Yayma6720/
Yomay6719/
Yamaa6718/
Jamuy6714/
Yamge6711/
Yamea6711/
Iamay6710/
Jeamy679/
Yasme679/
Yhama679/
Yaaimaya679/
Yajmi677/
Yoami677/
Ayomy676/
Yaami676/
Yiama676/
Yamje675/
Jahmy675/
Jamoy675/
Yamip674/
Iamyi674/
Yayme674/
Yamha674/
Yamhi673/
Jyami673/
Yomoy673/
Yahme673/
Jamys673/
Yamaj672/
Yamiz672/
Yomey672/
Hyami672/
Jaymy672/
Jamyi671/
Jeymy671/
Yamii671/
Yamij671/
Yamuj671/
Yoame671/
Yoomy671/
Jiamy671/
Jamyo671/
Ihamy671/
Jaamy671/
Yamohaya671/
Yiame671/
Ajomy671/

Yamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻣﻲyamy-
Yamy in the Russian language
Ямыamy-

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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 Yamy
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