Iamo Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Iamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 608 | 1:13,411 | 1,246 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Iamo (448) may also be a first name.
Iamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iamo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iamo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iamo is the 514,664th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. The surname Iamo occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Iamo reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 404,611th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 448 people.
Iamo is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 13,411. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Central, where 75 percent reside, National Capital District, where 21 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 2 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Iamo
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