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

Yym is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yym? popularity and diffusion

Yym is the 10,407th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,653 people. The last name Yym is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yym reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 137,003rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 2,829 people.

The surname Yym is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 54,113 people, or 1 in 286. In Cambodia Yym is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 10 percent reside and Kampong Speu Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

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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