Yamyam Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Yamyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Yamyam (68) may also be a first name.
Yamyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamyam (Hindi: यमयम, Russian: Ямям) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,075,631st most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Yamyam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Yamyam live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 68 people.
The surname Yamyam is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: New Ireland, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamiam | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yamyan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Eamyam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yamjam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jamyam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yamyom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamieam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yasmyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yajmyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamayom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jyamjam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamujyan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Yiamyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamjam | 67 | 2,336 | / |
| Jamyan | 67 | 1,635 | / |
| Yamian | 67 | 147 | / |
| Yamjan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yaymajyan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jamiam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iamiam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamjom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yomyom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamyon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eameam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasmajyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomyan | 67 | 1 | / |
Yamyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamyam in the Hindi language | ||
| यमयम | yamayama | - |
| Yamyam in the Russian language | ||
| Ямям | amam | - |
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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 Yamyam
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