Yemy Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Yemy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yemy (388) may also be a first name.
Yemy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yemy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yemy is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yemy is the 3,055,934th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yemy are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yemy is also the 439,750th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 388 people.
The last name Yemy is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 95 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemmy | 89 | 33 | / |
| Yemey | 89 | 22 | / |
| Yemay | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oyemy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yoemy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yemoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yemyo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ayemy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emy | 86 | 15,054 | / |
| Yemaya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Yemmey | 80 | 7 | / |
| Oyemyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oyemmy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyemay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayemey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gemy | 75 | 9,938 | / |
| Yema | 75 | 8,123 | / |
| Yemi | 75 | 4,425 | / |
| Jemy | 75 | 3,654 | / |
| Yeme | 75 | 1,538 | / |
| Emoy | 75 | 1,067 | / |
| Emay | 75 | 1,033 | / |
| Emmy | 75 | 827 | / |
| Emuy | 75 | 406 | / |
| Emey | 75 | 330 | / |
| Aemy | 75 | 208 | / |
| Eamy | 75 | 188 | / |
| Emyy | 75 | 123 | / |
| Eemy | 75 | 122 | / |
| Aymy | 75 | 54 | / |
| Emyi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Eymy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eimy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Emiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejmy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iemy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emyh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hayemey | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ayemaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yemer | 67 | 9,076 | / |
| Yemez | 67 | 1,636 | / |
| Iyema | 67 | 1,617 | / |
| Ayemi | 67 | 1,483 | / |
| Oyema | 67 | 1,043 | / |
| Yemmi | 67 | 852 | / |
| Jemmy | 67 | 811 | / |
| Yemma | 67 | 485 | / |
| Emaya | 67 | 410 | / |
| Gemmy | 67 | 390 | / |
| Ayema | 67 | 382 | / |
| Iyeme | 67 | 320 | / |
| Uyema | 67 | 311 | / |
| Ayeme | 67 | 300 | / |
| Yemes | 67 | 265 | / |
| Gemay | 67 | 254 | / |
| Oyemi | 67 | 250 | / |
| Gemey | 67 | 221 | / |
| Oyeme | 67 | 220 | / |
| Emmay | 67 | 212 | / |
| Jiemy | 67 | 202 | / |
| Yemme | 67 | 168 | / |
| Eyeme | 67 | 157 | / |
| Eyemi | 67 | 139 | / |
| Eyema | 67 | 138 | / |
| Yetmi | 67 | 129 | / |
| Iyemi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Yemis | 67 | 103 | / |
| Uyeme | 67 | 88 | / |
| Yemha | 67 | 83 | / |
| Yehmi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Yiemi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Yemit | 67 | 50 | / |
| Yemet | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jeimy | 67 | 38 | / |
| Aymay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yemei | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jemey | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yiema | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yesmi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yoemi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eemmy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yemih | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yemie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yemeh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eymoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yemai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hyema | 67 | 14 | / |
| Emaiy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yemoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Emmey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Euamy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jesmy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jeamy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Heimy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yemio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jemiy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Emhay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayomy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uyemi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aymoy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jeemy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yesme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yieme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jemay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heumy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yemoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yemeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeymi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayumy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayamy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yehme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaymy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eimmy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeymy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oemmy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemeş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeïme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghemy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oymay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyymy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heamy | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Yemy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis