Last Name YAM

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • YAM is ranked as the 15897th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,108.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.66 people named YAM for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 80% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named YAM is 1,625, the rank is 18,447 and the proportion per 100k Americans named YAM is 0.51.

Last Names YAM
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,108 +/-7.7%
  • National Rank 15,897
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,625
  • National Rank 18,447
  • Proportion/100k 0.51

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name YAM is 6.2% White, 5.8% Hispanic origin, 0.0% Black, 84.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.8% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name YAM have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name YAM is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name YAM

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 6.2% 63.9% -57.7%
Hispanic origin 5.8% 16.3% -10.5%
Black 0.0% 12.3% -12.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 84.2% 4.9% 79.3%
Two or more races 3.8% 1.8% 2.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named YAM is California where 958 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named YAM, as 2.97 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 172 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names YAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 79.8% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 7 0.24 44.0% Michigan 27 0.27 77.1% Minnesota 18 0.33 69.3% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 13 0.7 57.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 5 0.05 34.7% South Dakota 9 1.04 45.9% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name YAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 79.8%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 44.0%
Michigan 27 0.27 77.1%
Minnesota 18 0.33 69.3%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 13 0.7 57.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 5 0.05 34.7%
South Dakota 9 1.04 45.9%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names YAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 70.2% California 958 2.47 98.7% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 42 2.97 89.2% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 57.7% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 47.6% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 40 0.56 86.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name YAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 70.2%
California 958 2.47 98.7%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 42 2.97 89.2%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 57.7%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 47.6%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 40 0.56 86.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names YAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 70.3% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 94 1.05 92.2% New York 504 2.55 98.2% Pennsylvania 16 0.13 63.8% Rhode Island 9 0.86 54.7% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name YAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 70.3%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 94 1.05 92.2%
New York 504 2.55 98.2%
Pennsylvania 16 0.13 63.8%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 54.7%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names YAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 65.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 44 0.22 88.6% Georgia 38 0.38 86.0% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 42.6% Maryland 17 0.29 74.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 13 0.13 73.0% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 21 0.32 79.4% Texas 57 0.21 87.0% Virginia 26 0.31 81.7% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name YAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 65.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 44 0.22 88.6%
Georgia 38 0.38 86.0%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 42.6%
Maryland 17 0.29 74.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 13 0.13 73.0%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 21 0.32 79.4%
Texas 57 0.21 87.0%
Virginia 26 0.31 81.7%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with YAM as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have YAM as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named YAM.

The most popular full name is David YAM. 1.54% of all the people named YAM have this given name.

There are 326 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name YAM

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David YAM 1.54%
2 Michael YAM 1.10%
3 Peter YAM 1.10%
4 Richard YAM 1.10%
5 Yee YAM 1.10%
6 Amy YAM 0.88%
7 Ann YAM 0.88%
8 Edward YAM 0.88%
9 Kevin YAM 0.88%
10 Man YAM 0.88%
11 Wai YAM 0.88%
12 Chang YAM 0.66%
13 Eric YAM 0.66%
14 Jimmy YAM 0.66%
15 John YAM 0.66%
16 Jose YAM 0.66%
17 Kai YAM 0.66%
18 Kam YAM 0.66%
19 Linda YAM 0.66%
20 Ly YAM 0.66%