Yima Surname
445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 766 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Yima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 165 | 1:125,873 | 14,288 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Congo | 37 | 1:134,840 | 8,304 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Burkina Faso | 32 | 1:573,503 | 7,444 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Yima (775) may also be a first name.
Yima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻢ, Hindi: यीमा, Russian: Йима) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 445,430th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Yima live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 294,797th most common first name in the world, borne by 775 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 125,873. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 72 percent live, East Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Yima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yima surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yimga | 89 | 2,748 | / |
| Yisma | 89 | 2,097 | / |
| Yimma | 89 | 28 | / |
| Yimaz | 89 | 19 | / |
| Yimat | 89 | 12 | / |
| Yimai | 89 | 7 | / |
| Yimas | 89 | 4 | / |
| Yitma | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yimea | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yimaa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yimad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yihma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yimaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ima | 86 | 102,557 | / |
| Yma | 86 | 464 | / |
| Yimmai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yimyoa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yimgah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimmga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Imai | 75 | 228,322 | / |
| Hima | 75 | 52,937 | / |
| Aima | 75 | 27,229 | / |
| Jima | 75 | 19,826 | / |
| Isma | 75 | 12,404 | / |
| Imad | 75 | 10,668 | / |
| Gima | 75 | 8,945 | / |
| Ayma | 75 | 8,269 | / |
| Yoma | 75 | 7,769 | / |
| Imas | 75 | 5,758 | / |
| Imah | 75 | 4,439 | / |
| Imaz | 75 | 3,531 | / |
| Imat | 75 | 1,846 | / |
| Ymas | 75 | 1,709 | / |
| Eima | 75 | 1,434 | / |
| Imma | 75 | 1,429 | / |
| Yimi | 75 | 978 | / |
| Uima | 75 | 836 | / |
| Hyma | 75 | 826 | / |
| Oima | 75 | 720 | / |
| Imaç | 75 | 527 | / |
| Imap | 75 | 455 | / |
| Imga | 75 | 417 | / |
| Eyma | 75 | 378 | / |
| Imay | 75 | 326 | / |
| Imau | 75 | 319 | / |
| Ysma | 75 | 277 | / |
| Yime | 75 | 253 | / |
| Uyma | 75 | 251 | / |
| Ihma | 75 | 217 | / |
| Oyma | 75 | 177 | / |
| Yimo | 75 | 166 | / |
| Imaa | 75 | 107 | / |
| Ymaz | 75 | 102 | / |
| Imea | 75 | 100 | / |
| Ymaj | 75 | 88 | / |
| Imaj | 75 | 77 | / |
| Iema | 75 | 74 | / |
| Ioma | 75 | 63 | / |
| Ymea | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ymga | 75 | 48 | / |
| Ymay | 75 | 45 | / |
| Itma | 75 | 41 | / |
| Ijma | 75 | 40 | / |
| Ymad | 75 | 25 | / |
| Ymai | 75 | 25 | / |
| Imoa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Jyma | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ymma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ymaa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ytma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yimy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Imaï | 75 | 1 | / |
| Øyma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ymah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yismach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yimer | 67 | 111,814 | / |
| Jimma | 67 | 12,315 | / |
| Ismat | 67 | 6,574 | / |
| Uymaz | 67 | 4,711 | / |
| Jimah | 67 | 3,003 | / |
| Aymaz | 67 | 2,961 | / |
| Aimat | 67 | 2,946 | / |
| Imaya | 67 | 2,747 | / |
| Eisma | 67 | 2,488 | / |
| Hymas | 67 | 2,282 | / |
| Ismai | 67 | 2,207 | / |
| Haima | 67 | 1,920 | / |
| Iemma | 67 | 1,804 | / |
| Himah | 67 | 1,655 | / |
| Gaima | 67 | 1,650 | / |
| Aimad | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Himma | 67 | 1,331 | / |
| Aimah | 67 | 900 | / |
| Ismay | 67 | 871 | / |
| Imajh | 67 | 805 | / |
| Heima | 67 | 783 | / |
| Himaj | 67 | 744 | / |
| Jiema | 67 | 687 | / |
| Himat | 67 | 570 | / |
| Uimat | 67 | 546 | / |
| Jimat | 67 | 532 | / |
| Yomha | 67 | 527 | / |
| Goima | 67 | 524 | / |
| Hayma | 67 | 470 | / |
| Gimay | 67 | 453 | / |
| Aimas | 67 | 429 | / |
| Huima | 67 | 398 | / |
| Ismau | 67 | 374 | / |
| Imhah | 67 | 341 | / |
| Imaha | 67 | 334 | / |
| Eymas | 67 | 314 | / |
| Aymat | 67 | 307 | / |
| Immas | 67 | 306 | / |
| Himaz | 67 | 302 | / |
| Imach | 67 | 298 | / |
| Aimai | 67 | 279 | / |
| Imash | 67 | 272 | / |
| Himay | 67 | 250 | / |
| Yimez | 67 | 250 | / |
| Himaa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Jimai | 67 | 209 | / |
| Hiema | 67 | 209 | / |
| Yimmi | 67 | 205 | / |
| Imhay | 67 | 176 | / |
| Gimma | 67 | 166 | / |
| Aymaa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Yimyo | 67 | 149 | / |
| Jimas | 67 | 142 | / |
| Hymad | 67 | 141 | / |
| Himad | 67 | 140 | / |
| Hijma | 67 | 137 | / |
| Yomma | 67 | 135 | / |
| Aimau | 67 | 128 | / |
| Immah | 67 | 121 | / |
| Imaah | 67 | 115 | / |
| Uimay | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ismad | 67 | 107 | / |
| Imaja | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gimai | 67 | 101 | / |
| Imhat | 67 | 100 | / |
| Oymaz | 67 | 99 | / |
| Imadh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Aimaa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Himau | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hisma | 67 | 74 | / |
| Eymat | 67 | 72 | / |
| Itmat | 67 | 72 | / |
| Immad | 67 | 68 | / |
| Imaat | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ismas | 67 | 65 | / |
| Himaľ | 67 | 65 | / |
| Imaip | 67 | 65 | / |
| Aymas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Yimes | 67 | 63 | / |
| Imaad | 67 | 61 | / |
| Oymas | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yomai | 67 | 56 | / |
| Immai | 67 | 56 | / |
| Jisma | 67 | 55 | / |
| Jimay | 67 | 52 | / |
| Yomga | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ihmad | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jimau | 67 | 50 | / |
| Yismi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Oimas | 67 | 45 | / |
| Imasz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ihmaz | 67 | 41 | / |
| Jimaa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Eimas | 67 | 39 | / |
| Himas | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ismaz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Imooa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Eysma | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aimma | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aymay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Aimoa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Jimap | 67 | 32 | / |
| Goyma | 67 | 30 | / |
| Imaia | 67 | 30 | / |
| Imgay | 67 | 29 | / |
| Uimas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ismaa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yimis | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jimha | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jimea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Imaas | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jitma | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gayma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Aaima | 67 | 21 | / |
| Himai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yimou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jimad | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jimoa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yomay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yimei | 67 | 18 | / |
| Immau | 67 | 17 | / |
| Heyma | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iomha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yimet | 67 | 15 | / |
| Imahu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uisma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hitma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aymma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hymat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gimea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eimah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oimau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gimaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yitmi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Imaud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aimay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ymaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aymad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geyma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aisma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ysmat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ismma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ismea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoima | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gimau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Imass | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yimmy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Itmai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eimad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aimha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yimit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uysma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aimaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Immat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iomea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yismo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yimasowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yimho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yimot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ymass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aimaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoyma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gimaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ymaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huyma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Imaaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jimga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yimie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yimme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gimga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aymai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Itmad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahyma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yimey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uymah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Itmaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eijma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yomaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imhas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oisma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jimaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yimee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eimau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yitmo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imayd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aimap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oymma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itmas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itmma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhyma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eitma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hymga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihmat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ima'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oimay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uimaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uymas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ysmas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yimgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yimid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hymaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iomaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imeae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iomah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oymay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymmad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hymai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iomai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihmma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imgaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymma | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hysma | 67 | 0 | / |
Yima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻢ | ym | - |
| Yima in the Hindi language | ||
| यीमा | yima | 57.14 |
| यिमा | yima | 42.86 |
| Yima in the Russian language | ||
| Йима | jima | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yima
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