Yanmah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yanmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Yanmah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanmah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yanmah is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Yanmah are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Yanmah is also the 606,684th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 221 people.

This surname is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 71 percent reside, Bong County, where 14 percent reside and Margibi County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanmahe9230/
Yanma91222/
Yasinmah8616/
Yanmaz835,886/
Yanmai8340/
Yanema8336/
Yonmah8336/
Janmah8322/
Yanmas8312/
Yanmoh835/
Yanmaa834/
Yanmat834/
Yanmma831/
Yannma831/
Janmaha7718/
Ayonmah771/
Yianmga771/
Yaanmma771/
Yanemma771/
Yamma7316,905/
Janma73368/
Yonma73144/
Yanmo7349/
Yammad67312/
Janmai67290/
Yanmou67109/
Yanmei6753/
Yammai6752/
Jeanma6750/
Oyonma6738/
Ianmat6711/
Janmas679/
Yonmoh679/
Janmat678/
Janmad677/
Yammas676/
Yammay674/
Yaamma674/
Yanmey674/
Yammaz673/
Janmma673/
Gianma672/
Yammat672/
Ajonma672/
Yanmeu671/
Jyamma671/
Janmay671/
Janmea671/
Jasnma671/
Eyonma671/
Ihanma671/
Hyamma671/
Jahnma671/
Yammma671/
Jianma671/
Jhanma671/
Geanma670/

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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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