Iamu Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Iamu (26) may also be a first name.

Iamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Iamu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iamu is the 1,755,741st most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Iamu reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 26 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 80,730. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 89 percent are found, National Capital District, where 5 percent are found and East New Britain, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijamu89329/
Iamui8933/
Hiamu8929/
Giamu8923/
Ihamu8923/
Iamut899/
Jiamu898/
Iamou892/
Iameu891/
Giamou8062/
Ugiamu8022/
Iamuth8018/
Ijamut8012/
Ihamgu8010/
Iamout805/
Jiamou801/
Yiamou801/
Yihamu801/
Egiamu801/
Ayiamu801/
Jijamu801/
Ijaimu801/
Jihamu801/
Ihamou801/
Ejiamu801/
Giamuu801/
Iatmau801/
Jamu7517,928/
Yamu752,064/
Iomu7580/
Eamu7512/
Jihamut731/
Hugiamu731/
Ihamoud731/
Jiamouy731/
Jammu677,763/
Yamou67877/
Yamut67638/
Jaimu67402/
Jamus67396/
Jamud67365/
Yamuç67352/
Jhamu67277/
Jamau67254/
Jamuh67222/
Jamut67163/
Jamhu67134/
Jamou67126/
Yamau6799/
Yamus6795/
Jamui6790/
Yamud6769/
Jameu6760/
Yammu6751/
Jaamu6740/
Yamui6738/
Ehamu6734/
Ijomu6725/
Yaamu6718/
Yamup6714/
Jamuy6714/
Jasmu6711/
Yamgu678/
Iamoe678/
Iommu678/
Jeamu678/
Ayomu677/
Ajomu676/
Jamuz676/
Yamuz675/
Jamuu675/
Yatmu675/
Yasmu674/
Yamuy674/
Jaymu672/
Yahmu672/
Heamu672/
Giomu672/
Jaumu672/
Jahmu672/
Jamgu672/
Ajiamoud671/
Yamhu671/
Iomui671/
Oiomu671/
Iomux671/
Eamau671/
Hjamu671/
Haiyamup671/
Yamuj671/
Ihomu671/

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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
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  • 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 Iamu
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