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 surname Yamya (Hindi: यम्या, Russian: Ямя) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yamya is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Yamya live; 29 percent live in Central Africa and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yamya is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 31 people.
Yamya is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
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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- 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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