Vámosi Surname

149,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vámosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vámosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,9451:3,333386
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vamosi (280) & Vámoši (22) are calculated separately.

Vámosi (25) may also be a first name.

Vámosi Last Name Facts

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

Vámosi occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Vamosi or Vámoši. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vámosi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,207th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,461,177 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vámosi are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 2,945 people, or 1 in 3,333. In Hungary Vámosi is mostly found in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 16 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent live and Slovakia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamosi94280/
Vámoši9422/
Vámosy8311/
Vámose831/
Vámossy77120/
Va'mosi773/
Vamoshi773/
Vamossi771/
Vasmousi718/
Wamosi6769/
Vamosy6745/
Bomosi6729/
Bamosi6718/
Vamasi6717/
Vomogi6710/
Vamoci672/
Vámošy671/
Vomoji671/
Vamosa671/
Vamozi671/

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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 Vámosi
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