Family name Yame (Yame 
, Ñame 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Yame is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, Tanzania, where it is a rare surname, and Cameroon. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Also, Yame is the forename as well as the last name.