Imao Surname

157,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Imao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,3161:55,2004,303
Philippines2921:346,70646,814
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
United States131:27,881,456736,413
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Imao (741) may also be a first name.

Imao Last Name Facts

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

Imao is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Imao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Imao is the 157,440th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,623,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Imao are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Imao is also the 302,221st most commonly held forename globally, held by 741 people.

The last name Imao is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 2,316 people, or 1 in 55,200. In Japan it is most frequent in: Gifu Prefecture, where 43 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Imao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Imao surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Imao earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimao89790/
Imaho89440/
Himao8996/
Ismao8924/
Jimao8919/
Aimao898/
Yimao896/
Immao893/
Imaoh891/
Iemao891/
Imaot891/
Himaos8029/
Jimaou8011/
Jimaoh808/
Aimaot805/
Himgao805/
Imajho804/
Huimao802/
Himaou802/
Himaho802/
Haimao802/
Yimmao801/
Imaeho801/
Ismaou801/
Imahou801/
Jimmao801/
Gimaou801/
Jimaho801/
Aimaod801/
Eimmao801/
Emao752,290/
Umao7519/
Imoa7512/
Jmao754/
Ismahou7313/
Aimaost731/
Aimaoch731/
Gimayio731/
Gimaiyo731/
Himahou731/
Aimahou731/
Imahoud731/
Imajhoi731/
Gemao671,530/
Esmao67639/
Imoha67240/
Imoho67113/
Umhao6768/
Hemao6745/
Imooa6735/
Aimoa6732/
Imoat6729/
Jimoa6720/
Aimeo6715/
Gimoa679/
Umaho679/
Imoah677/
Humao675/
Imoad675/
Imooh674/
Umaoh674/
Emaho673/
Imoua673/
Yomao673/
Umeao672/
Emaot671/
Immoa671/
Himoa671/
Imoau671/
Emaoi671/

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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 Imao
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