Yym Surname

10,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia54,1131:28648
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Yym (2,829) may also be a first name.

Yym Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yym occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yym? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,407th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 134,653 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yym live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 137,003rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 2,829 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 54,113 people, or 1 in 286. In Cambodia Yym is most prevalent in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found and Kampong Speu Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia Yym occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoym8635/
Yeym862/
Yiym861/
Yaym861/
Yymc861/
Yyhm861/
Yoyom7592/
Yayme754/
Yoyim752/
Yooym751/
Yyn679,583/
Yem676,530/
Yeytem679/
Yjm677/
Iym677/
Gayyem674/
Yeytme674/
Yahaym671/

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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 Yym
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