Yonamu Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Yonamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yonamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Yonamu (273) may also be a first name.

Yonamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yonamu is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yonamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 812,930th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yonamu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Yonamu is also the 537,992nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 273 people.

The last name Yonamu is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Excluding Malawi Yonamu exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yonamuh921/
Jonamu83500/
Yonomu8349/
Yanamu835/
Ynamou831/
Yannamu7730/
Aynamuz7730/
Yonomuh7718/
Yagnamu775/
Yangamu773/
Yongomu771/
Jonhamu771/
Yonomou771/
Enamu73631/
Inamu73260/
Engamu6762/
Enamou6733/
Ennamu6725/
Inhamu6723/
Hinamu6719/
Inamui6718/
Genamu6713/
Janamu677/
Enamau675/
Ingamu674/
Uinamu673/
Inamou673/
Inamau673/
Ginamu673/
Ainamu672/
Inamus672/
Enamud671/
Ianamu671/
Inamud671/
Ynomau671/
Enamui671/
Jnamau671/
Innamu671/

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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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  • 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 Yonamu
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