Umao Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Umao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Umao (45) may also be a first name.

Umao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umao has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Umao.

How Common Is The Last Name Umao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Umao are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Umao is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 45 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 67 percent are found, Central, where 17 percent are found and Morobe, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Umao exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumao89166/
Umhao8968/
Umaho899/
Oumao897/
Humao895/
Umaoh894/
Aumao894/
Umeao892/
Usmao892/
Umaos891/
Oumaou80205/
Umaoid8043/
Gumaho8029/
Goumao8015/
Humaeo802/
Huimao802/
Ousmao802/
Humaot802/
Umahoy802/
Oummao801/
Gumhao801/
Humaos801/
Usmaou801/
Gummao801/
Gumaoy801/
Imao752,778/
Omao75861/
Umoa7567/
Goumaou73152/
Oumaout73136/
Ousmaou7331/
Humaiyo7330/
Umaheyo737/
Umahayo734/
Oumahou732/
Goumaho732/
Gumahao732/
Oumaaou732/
Gumahoy731/
Oummaou731/
Humayio731/
Humayyo731/
Houmaho731/
Imaho67440/
Umoha67129/
Humoa67115/
Umaea67106/
Himao6796/
Jimao6719/
Umoau6714/
Umoho675/
Umaua674/
Immao673/
Umoah672/
Aumoa672/
Oumaouch672/
Umooh672/
Umoua671/
Umeaa671/
Iemao671/
Omaoi671/
Umaau671/
Umouo671/
Humayyoh671/
Homao671/
Omaoa671/
Omaou671/
Omauo671/
Omeao671/
Ousmahou671/
Umuia671/
Goumahou671/
Oumaaous671/
Imaoh671/

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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 Umao
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