Yimah Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Yimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yimah (69) may also be a first name.
Yimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yimah is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yimah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yimah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yimah is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Yimah is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Yimah live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yimah is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 69 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 83 percent reside and Benue, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 38 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaimah | 91 | 43 | / |
| Jyimah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yeimah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiemah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiimaah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yemah | 80 | 68 | / |
| Yiema | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yimoh | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yiima | 80 | 14 | / |
| Eimah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Iymah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yoima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hyima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iimah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jyima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eyiemmah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaimah | 73 | 287 | / |
| Ayiema | 73 | 166 | / |
| Geimah | 73 | 31 | / |
| Heimah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yoemah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yaaima | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ehimah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Geyima | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ijemah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iijmah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yajmah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ijimah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jyimas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaymah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyiema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyimga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeimah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juimah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yema | 67 | 8,123 | / |
| Iema | 67 | 74 | / |
| Iima | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wanyima | 67 | 53 | / |
| Iyma | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jaimaha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ehimauh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ijeumah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojiemah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaimahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyomaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heaymah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajhimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaimaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiemath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayimad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Äima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihimga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijoimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihesmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoaimau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Yimah
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