Yemah Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yemah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yemah (189) may also be a first name.

Yemah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yemah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yemah is the 2,312,869th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Yemah reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 661,310th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 189 people.

Yemah is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia Yemah is most common in: East Java, where 93 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside and Papua, where 3 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 43 percent reside and Mauritania, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoemah9115/
Yiemah911/
Yeimah911/
Yemaha911/
Yema898,123/
Yemoh804,196/
Yemma80485/
Jemah80219/
Yemga80195/
Yemau80100/
Yemha8083/
Yesma8061/
Yiema8026/
Yemai8015/
Hyema8014/
Yemap8013/
Yimah8013/
Yemoa8012/
Eimah8011/
Yemat809/
Yetma805/
Yemas804/
Eumah804/
Eemah804/
Yemad802/
Yemay802/
Iymah802/
Yhema801/
Yemaa801/
Yemaj801/
Yehma801/
Yemea801/
Emgah801/
Eyiemmah771/
Ema75108,682/
Jemmah73526/
Jehmah73218/
Ayiema73166/
Jemahu73160/
Yemmoh7357/
Jemaah7356/
Yaimah7343/
Jemaha7340/
Geimah7331/
Heimah7320/
Yemhou7313/
Ehimah739/
Yeytma736/
Yemmas736/
Aiyema736/
Ijemah735/
Yajmah734/
Emahah733/
Jyimah732/
Jemash732/
Jeumah731/
Hyemad731/
E'Maha731/
Aayema731/
Yesmat731/
Yesmma731/
Yethma731/
Yoemoh731/
Jaymah731/
Oiyema731/
Jeimah731/
Yemouh731/
Ema'ah731/
Yetmat731/
Oyiema731/
Gehmah731/
Jemeah731/
Emma6750,456/
Jema674,502/
Gema673,838/
Emai672,149/
Yemo671,663/
Emay671,033/
Emea67844/
Emau67695/
Ejma67232/
Emaa67217/
Wanyema67179/
Haayema6783/
Iema6774/
Emaj6736/
Emga6729/
Iyma6724/
Emha6724/
Ehimauh679/
Emmahah675/
Ijeumah675/
Emho674/
Ojiemah674/
Iyomaha672/
Hiemath671/
Heaymah671/
Ihesmah671/
Yiimaah671/
Yhemhou671/
Emahaja671/
Aiyemoh671/
Yjma671/
Jeamaah671/

Yemah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yemah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻤﺎﻩymah-

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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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  • 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 Yemah
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