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) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yamyam.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,075,631st most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Yamyam reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yamyam is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 68 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Yamyam is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
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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- 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 Yamyam
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