Yamya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Yamya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yamya (31) may also be a first name.
Yamya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamya (Hindi: यम्या, Russian: Ямя) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Yamya is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Yamya reside; 29 percent reside in Central Africa and 29 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yamya is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Yamya is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and Northwest Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Cameroon Yamya occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamyah | 91 | 6 | / |
| Yahmya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiamyat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamayya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamia | 80 | 34 | / |
| Jamya | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yamyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yomya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yamja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahmia | 73 | 23 | / |
| Jamyat | 73 | 16 | / |
| Yameha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yoamia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yomyea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jamyaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yasmia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yamjai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yamyoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yomyat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yomyad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yamjia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamjea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jammya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiamyot | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yamaija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamayia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhamyot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiamyod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomyaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamiaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahamia | 67 | 1 | / |
Yamya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamya in the Hindi language | ||
| यम्या | yamya | - |
| Yamya in the Russian language | ||
| Ямя | ama | - |
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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 Yamya
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