Yapuma Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yapuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yapuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yapuma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yapuma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yapuma is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yapuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Yapuma is mostly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Yapuma reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Yapuma is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Yapuma is most numerous in: Madang, where 57 percent are found, National Capital District, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Ecuador, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yapouma9235/
Yapumai924/
Yapumi83135/
Yapoma834/
Yapimai771/
Yapomo6713/
Yopoma6710/
Japimai625/
Yotphumi5763/
Yospumee577/
Jabpimai575/
Yosphumee536/
Jabphimai532/
Japomo5010/
Yotphummee509/

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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
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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 Yapuma
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