Vámos Surname

97,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vámos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vámos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,8171:2,038230
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Vamos (1,400), Vámoš (144), Vamoš (134) & Vamoş (32) are calculated separately.

Vámos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vámos is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Vamos, Vámoš, Vamoš or Vamoş. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vámos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,767th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,501,967 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vámos reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is borne by 4,817 people, or 1 in 2,038. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 18 percent are found, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 13 percent are found and Pest County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamos931,400/
Vámoš93144/
Vámose911/
Vamoš87134/
Vamoş8732/
Vámosová7713/
Vamosh7364/
Veimos733/
Vosmos732/
Vomhos731/
Veymos731/
Vasmos730/
Vasmoos6725/
Voumoos670/

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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 Vámos
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