Yimou Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Yimou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yimou (234) may also be a first name.
Yimou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yimou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yimou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yimou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yimou reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Yimou is also the 585,759th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 234 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Yimou is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 67 percent reside, West Region, where 17 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 5 percent reside and Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yimmou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Yimgou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Imou | 89 | 261 | / |
| Yimo | 89 | 166 | / |
| Yimu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Himou | 80 | 1,663 | / |
| Yomou | 80 | 124 | / |
| Jimou | 80 | 45 | / |
| Aimou | 80 | 36 | / |
| Imoud | 80 | 29 | / |
| Imouh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ismou | 80 | 18 | / |
| Immou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gimou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Imout | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yismo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yimho | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yimot | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aymou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Imoue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Imgou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yitmo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yimut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hymou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimgo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Imous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itmou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yismu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimahoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Imo | 75 | 23,409 | / |
| Imu | 75 | 5,028 | / |
| Ymo | 75 | 63 | / |
| Ymu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Himoud | 73 | 995 | / |
| Yimayu | 73 | 556 | / |
| Yimhoi | 73 | 117 | / |
| Ihmoud | 73 | 91 | / |
| Gaimou | 73 | 77 | / |
| Yimhoy | 73 | 48 | / |
| Haimou | 73 | 33 | / |
| Himmou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yommou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Immoud | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aimoud | 73 | 12 | / |
| Huimou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yimyoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yimmut | 73 | 3 | / |
| Imouye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ymouss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yimyoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yimmui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimmou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haymou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imeyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yimayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yimeyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yimmoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yimoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaymou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gimgou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahymou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imoush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Himous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yismmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yitmut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimoud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Uimout | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gimo | 67 | 52,940 | / |
| Himu | 67 | 20,176 | / |
| Jimu | 67 | 16,782 | / |
| Imoh | 67 | 12,134 | / |
| Jimo | 67 | 8,016 | / |
| Himo | 67 | 3,666 | / |
| Aimo | 67 | 3,634 | / |
| Haimoud | 67 | 3,104 | / |
| Yomo | 67 | 2,616 | / |
| Imus | 67 | 2,491 | / |
| Emou | 67 | 1,907 | / |
| Ismu | 67 | 1,187 | / |
| Immo | 67 | 784 | / |
| Yima | 67 | 766 | / |
| Imoo | 67 | 725 | / |
| Imut | 67 | 523 | / |
| Yomu | 67 | 357 | / |
| Imot | 67 | 353 | / |
| Eimo | 67 | 329 | / |
| Imau | 67 | 319 | / |
| Gimu | 67 | 301 | / |
| Imue | 67 | 214 | / |
| Ismo | 67 | 188 | / |
| Aimu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Imos | 67 | 165 | / |
| Oimo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Jimmouh | 67 | 137 | / |
| Imuh | 67 | 135 | / |
| Heimoud | 67 | 129 | / |
| Imoe | 67 | 129 | / |
| Hymo | 67 | 122 | / |
| Aymo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Imoi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Iomu | 67 | 80 | / |
| Eimu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Imeu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Itmo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Aymu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Imoy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Haymoud | 67 | 33 | / |
| Øymo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oimu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Imuo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Immu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Imup | 67 | 21 | / |
| Imui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Imuy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jitmoud | 67 | 19 | / |
| Immouya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Iomo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Imoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iemo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Imud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Øimo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haimout | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imuu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aymouch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hithmou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aimouch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Șimo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ymue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Imhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyméoud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jymo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihmo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oymo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imuz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aitmous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eymo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ymhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heimout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heymoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heymout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himmoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imouyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huitmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imahjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imahoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomgoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitmouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uymo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ytmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimhouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hymu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimmoud | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yimou
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