Yazama Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yazama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yazama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5751:222,3389,520
Cameroon2561:81,1299,926
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yazama (11) may also be a first name.

Yazama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yazama is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yazama.

How Common Is The Last Name Yazama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 414,602nd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Yazama are found; 68 percent are found in East Asia and 68 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Yazama is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

Yazama is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 222,338. In Japan Yazama is most common in: Tokushima Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Other than Japan Yazama occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yazaama9217/
Yaziama924/
Yazamaz923/
Yazzama922/
Yajzama921/
Yazami831,341/
Yasama83218/
Yacama83203/
Yazema8329/
Jazama8328/
Yazoma8321/
Yajama8318/
Yaşama832/
Eazama832/
Yazame831/
Jazamah77110/
Yasamah77104/
Yassama7712/
Yasamaz7711/
Yasamai7710/
Yasamma779/
Yasamau777/
Yachama775/
Yasamat774/
Yazouma772/
Yadjama771/
Yacahma771/
Yaseama771/
Yadzema771/
Yajjama771/
Yajamma771/
Yasamad771/
Yasamay771/
Yasamas771/
Ayyazahmad751/
Yahasama7171/
Jazammah7112/
Yachaima719/
Yaaicama717/
Yashamma715/
Yacamaha713/
Jazjamaj711/
Yacami6754,510/
Yasema67218/
Yasoma67188/
Jazami67118/
Jacama67111/
Yasami6791/
Yacame6784/
Hyohasama6777/
Jajama6770/
Yasame6737/
Jazamy6720/
Yasamo6712/
Jasama6711/
Yajami6711/
Yacamo6710/
Yacoma678/
Jozama676/
Yosama674/
Yahaijama671/
Yazomo671/
Yazemo671/
Yasamy671/
Yaashamma671/
Jazame671/
Yozami671/

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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 Yazama
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