Yismaw Surname

83,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yismaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yismaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,7951:16,8332,274
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Yismaw (7,868) may also be a first name.

Yismaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yismaw is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yismaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yismaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,276th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,253,232 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yismaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yismaw is also the 71,883rd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 7,868 people.

It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 5,795 people, or 1 in 16,833. Beside Ethiopia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Yismaw Last Name Statistics demography

Yismaw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.49% less than the national average, earning $17,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ysmaw914/
Ismaw911/
Ismauw831/
Yosmaw831/
Ismaf7334/
Ismab731/
Jsmaw731/
Ismova675/
Essmaw671/
Ismaif671/
Yosmow671/
Ismaib671/
Ishmova625/
Ismov5524/
Icmav551/
Ishmov504/
Jzmawe501/
Esmova501/
Ismovs501/

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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 Yismaw
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