Yham Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2401:86,53810,461
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yham (58) may also be a first name.

Yham Last Name Facts

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

Yham is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,041,601st most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yham are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 58 people.

Yham is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 86,538. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent live, Southwest Region, where 2 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon Yham exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyham8947/
Yaham8921/
Yam8661,998/
Yhatim801/
Yohamm801/
Geyham801/
Yahaym801/
Yamd755,461/
Yame753,738/
Hjam753,680/
Yoam753,528/
Jham751,742/
Hyam751,731/
Hiam751,271/
Yiam75632/
Yaam75567/
Iham75231/
Eham75176/
Yamn75174/
Heam75170/
Yahm75129/
Yhan75121/
Yamm7591/
Yasm7548/
Yamg7544/
Yohm7532/
Yamh7519/
Yamt7517/
Jyam7515/
Yatm758/
Yamq752/
Yajm751/
Héam751/
Yaym751/
Yhamova736/
Yahatim731/
Huyhyam731/
Yatim6721,429/
Jaham673,617/
Yasim673,302/
Ijham672,590/
Yatem67631/
Yacim67366/
Yamng67295/
Yahan67204/
Hijam67197/
Yihan67183/
Ayyam67176/
Ajham67175/
Yamme67140/
Yhome67116/
Yatme67111/
Yasem6799/
Ujham6788/
Hjamd6779/
Hajom6772/
Aiyam6755/
Ihame6751/
Ayiam6749/
Ojham6741/
Jiham6736/
Aayam6733/
Jhaum6733/
Oiyam6728/
Hayom6722/
Yhang6721/
Yhann6718/
Giham6716/
Jhame6713/
Yamne6712/
Eyyam6710/
Hjaam679/
Yasme679/
Yamkh679/
Ajyam678/
Hiame678/
Jhaim677/
Yathm677/
Ehamn677/
Yahum677/
Jhaam676/
Hiham676/
Yacem676/
Heham676/
Jhamn676/
Ojyam675/
Hjjam675/
Ayhom675/
Yoamm675/
Eyiam674/
Iaham674/
Yayme674/
Yihom674/
Oyeam674/
Hyamd673/
Yamdd672/
Ehham672/
Yaoum672/
Yhanh672/
Yiamh672/
Jyamd671/
Oyyam671/
Jhamm671/
Jhgam671/
Hyamn671/
Hyhan671/
Ihamm671/
Yaatm671/
Yaeem671/
Ujyam671/
Yammh671/
Hjame671/
Yaiem671/
Yamnt671/
Yhaan671/
Yiame671/
D'yam671/
Eiyam671/
Oyiam671/
Uyeam671/
Yatym671/
Yiaim671/
Yaoom671/
Yamcq671/
Jhamh671/
Hiamk671/
Hieam671/
Gahayham670/

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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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  • 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 Yham
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