Yemir Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Yemir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Yemir (120) may also be a first name.
Yemir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yemir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yemir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﻴﺮ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemir? popularity and diffusion
Yemir is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Yemir occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Yemir are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yemir is also the 852,104th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 120 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 83 percent live and West Sepik, where 17 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yemir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yemir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻤﻴﺮ | ymyr | - |
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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 Yemir
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