Youme Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Youme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 316 | 1:46,137 | 776 |
| Mauritania | 65 | 1:62,998 | 4,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Youmé (1) are calculated separately.
Youme (2,201) may also be a first name.
Youme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Youme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﻪ) is found most in Senegal. It may also be found as a variant: Youmé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Youme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 728,955th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. Youme is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Youme reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Youme is also the 159,533rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 2,201 people.
The surname Youme is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 46,137. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 48 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 29 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Senegal it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Youme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Youme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻤﻪ | ymh | 45.23 |
| ﻳﻢ | ym | 41.29 |
| ﻳﻮﻣﻪ | ywmh | 9.96 |
| ﻳﻮﻣﻰ | ywmy | 0.41 |
| ﻳﻮﻣﻲ | ywmy | 0.21 |
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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 Youme
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