Yepma Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yepma Surname User-submission:

The surname Yepma came about because of a spelling change from Jepma, when immigrants from Friesland came to the United States from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. The surname of Jepma was spelled as Yepma on immigration records, most likely due to pronunciation.

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Yepma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yepma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Yepma came about because of a spelling change from Jepma, when immigrants from Friesland came to the United States from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. The surname of Jepma was spelled as Yepma on immigration records, most likely due to pronunciation.

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Yepma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yepma is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yepma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Yepma live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Yepma is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Yepma is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 30 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and Nebraska, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Yepma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yepma surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Yepma earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yepmat9111/
Yepmad915/
Yepmo80665/
Jepma80353/
Iepma8012/
Gepma802/
Yepmi801/
Oypma801/
Yepmou73299/
Jepmas731/
Yepmoo731/
Eyepmo731/
Ayepmo731/
Yiepmou6734/
Epmo6734/
Gajepma675/
Epmj671/
Epmi671/
Yepmehe671/
Hyepmou671/
Iyepmout621/
Ijpma60298/
Jepmo602/
Epmeh601/
Aipema5512/
Jepmou553/
Jepmoi551/
Jiepmou5035/

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