Yanmah Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Yanmah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yanmah (221) may also be a first name.
Yanmah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanmah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yanmah is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yanmah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanmah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Yanmah is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Yanmah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Yanmah is also the 606,684th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 221 people.
The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Yanmah is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 71 percent live, Bong County, where 14 percent live and Margibi County, where 14 percent live. Barring Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanmahe | 92 | 30 | / |
| Yanma | 91 | 222 | / |
| Yasinmah | 86 | 16 | / |
| Yanmaz | 83 | 5,886 | / |
| Yanmai | 83 | 40 | / |
| Yanema | 83 | 36 | / |
| Yonmah | 83 | 36 | / |
| Janmah | 83 | 22 | / |
| Yanmas | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yanmoh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yanmaa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yanmat | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yanmma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yannma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Janmaha | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ayonmah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yianmga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaanmma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamma | 73 | 16,905 | / |
| Janma | 73 | 368 | / |
| Yonma | 73 | 144 | / |
| Yanmo | 73 | 49 | / |
| Yammad | 67 | 312 | / |
| Janmai | 67 | 290 | / |
| Yanmou | 67 | 109 | / |
| Yanmei | 67 | 53 | / |
| Yammai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Jeanma | 67 | 50 | / |
| Oyonma | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ianmat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Janmas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yonmoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Janmat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Janmad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yammas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yammay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaamma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yanmey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yammaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Janmma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gianma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yammat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajonma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanmeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janmay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janmea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasnma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyonma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihanma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahnma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yammma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhanma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geanma | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yanmah
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