Surname Yama (Yama 
, Chamar 
, ヤマ 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Yama is characteristic of Nepal, where it is quite a common surname, Belize, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Nepal, and Mexico. Likewise, Yama is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yama | Thailand, India, Mexico, Afghanistan, Indonesia |
| Chamar | Malaysia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, India, Morocco |
| ヤマ | Japan |
| Яма | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| sudzuki shinjiro yama American printmaker, US (b. 1884) |
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| conrad yama actor (1919-2010), US (b. 1919) |
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joakim yama French composer, FR (b. 1973) |
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yama warashi Japanese musician based in London, JP |
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anup kumar yama Indian skater, IN (b. 1984) |
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| michael yama American actor, US (b. 1945) |
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| peter yama Papua New Guinea politician, PG (b. 1955) |
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| gul ahmmad yama Afghan politician, AF (b. 1956) |
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| yama fakhri researcher |
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| yama issa researcher |
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| yama f mujadidi researcher |
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| yama kamawal researcher |
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| davy yama Central African politician |
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| yama devi bista Nepali movie producer |
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| yama akbari researcher |
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