Yirma Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Yirma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yirma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yirma (327) may also be a first name.

Yirma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yirma occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirma? popularity and diffusion

Yirma is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Yirma reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 327 people.

The surname Yirma is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Yirma is most common in: Borno, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Yirma occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Benin, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yirmai911/
Yirmap911/
Yirmaz911/
Irma899,878/
Yrma8944/
Girma80827,974/
Jirma802,875/
Hirma80321/
Irmağ8053/
Irmas8053/
Yirmi8052/
Irmah8041/
Irmai8024/
Irmay8023/
Yorma8021/
Irmat8017/
Iorma8014/
Yirmo8011/
Irmma8010/
Airma807/
Yrema804/
Hyrma804/
Irmap803/
Oirma802/
Irmaa802/
Ierma801/
Irmad801/
Yirme801/
Eirma801/
Girmay7375,315/
Girmai731,466/
Airmas73674/
Hirmas73305/
Irmaya73297/
Iormaa73158/
Girmma7349/
Airema7347/
Ayırma7345/
Hierma7329/
Hirmat7321/
Hirmah7318/
Hirmaz7313/
Oyrema7310/
Airmai739/
Huirma737/
Irmaus734/
Girrma732/
Girmaa732/
Hirmea731/
Irmaad731/
Irmiea731/
Yirmou731/
Yirmed731/
Iormai731/
Yormaa731/
Girmau731/
Ghirmay675,062/
Erma671,942/
Irme67591/
Irmã67271/
Irmi6772/
Irmo6769/
Gihrmay6728/
Hyrmash6712/
Yirmish679/
Airemah677/
Ärma676/
Girmaya674/
Yirmesh673/
Jrma673/
Irmy672/
Irmà671/
Irmā671/
Irmá671/
Irmâ671/
Yrme671/
Girmaja671/
Heirema671/
Irmä671/
Yrmy671/
Gairmay671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yirma
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis