Yimam Surname

7,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yimam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yimam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia75,9821:1,284230
Thailand2231:316,76454,578
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yimam (117,667) may also be a first name.

Yimam Last Name Facts

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

Yimam is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yimam? popularity and diffusion

Yimam is the 7,428th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,253 people. The surname Yimam is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yimam are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yimam is also the 8,760th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 117,667 people.

The surname Yimam is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 75,982 people, or 1 in 1,284. Barring Ethiopia Yimam is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Yimam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yimam last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yimam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.17% less than the national average, earning $40,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.38% less than the national average, earning $39,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yimame913,061/
Yimmam911,289/
Yimaim917/
Yimeam915/
Yimaum911/
Imam89289,649/
Ymam8917/
Yimmame831/
Ismam801,144/
Immam80961/
Himam80648/
Itmam80474/
Imaam80354/
Imame80318/
Jimam80125/
Yiman80124/
Aimam8085/
Imamm8055/
Imasm8029/
Iemam8029/
Yomam8027/
Eimam8019/
Aymam8013/
Imeam8013/
Uimam809/
Imaim809/
Imgam807/
Imamh806/
Imaum806/
Iomam804/
Ijmam803/
Gimam802/
Ihmam802/
Hymam801/
Imamd801/
Imamn801/
Imham801/
Eymam801/
Imamq801/
Imamı801/
Ymame801/
Yimom801/
Ymatm801/
Yomgam73963/
Yiğman73410/
Yitman73314/
Yimman7363/
Yimaun7344/
Yimang7328/
Yisman7322/
Yimane7319/
Haimam7311/
Yimgan738/
Himham738/
Ismaam737/
Immamm736/
Jimame734/
Yimoim734/
Immame733/
Heimam733/
Hismam733/
Imamme732/
Himmam732/
Jimgam732/
Hyomam732/
Aimame732/
Imaime732/
Imatim731/
Himamt731/
Eymamn731/
Yimand731/
Yimmom731/
Oimahm731/
Eismam731/
Imasim731/
Imaame731/
Himaim731/
Ouymam731/
Gaimam731/
Aaimam731/
Yimean731/
Eimaim731/
Jitmam731/
Hiemam730/
Gimgam730/
Emam67165,905/
Iman6792,157/
Imamova6715,224/
Yman671,775/
Imom67219/
Imamowa6739/
Yimgain6738/
Ymamova6732/
Yimgoum6715/
Heitmam672/
Haitmam672/
Jmam672/
Heymamn671/
Aittmam671/
Yimaane671/
Aithmam671/
Yitmang671/
Gaymham670/
Imgaham670/

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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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  • 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 Yimam
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