Yashim Surname
Approximately 3,909 people bear this surname
Yashim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,663 | 1:48,360 | 3,718 |
| Malaysia | 177 | 1:166,634 | 10,180 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yashim (1,277) may also be a first name.
Yashim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yashim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yashim (Bengali: জসীম, Hindi: याशीम, Marathi: याशीम, Oriya: ଯଶିମ, Russian: Яшим) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yashim click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yashim? popularity and diffusion
Yashim is the 117,719th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,864,299 people. The last name Yashim is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yashim are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 220,641st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,277 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,663 people, or 1 in 48,360. In Nigeria Yashim is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 76 percent are found, Plateau, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Yashim is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yashim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yashim in the Bengali language | ||
| জসীম | jasima | - |
| Yashim in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯଶିମ | yasima | - |
| Yashim in the Hindi language | ||
| याशीम | yasima | 52.94 |
| याशिम | yasima | 20.59 |
| यशीम | yasima | 20.59 |
| याश्ीम | yasima | 2.94 |
| यासीन | yasina | 2.94 |
| Yashim in the Marathi language | ||
| याशीम | yasima | 52.94 |
| यािशम | yaisama | 37.25 |
| यासीम | yasima | 7.84 |
| यािसम | yaisama | 1.96 |
| Yashim in the Russian language | ||
| Яшим | asim | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yashim
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