Vámoš Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vámoš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vámoš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1291:41,3687,746
Czechia151:708,89864,682

The alternate forms: Vámos (4,852), Vamoš (134), Vamos (1,400), Vamoş (32) & Vamoș (1) are calculated separately.

Vámoš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vámoš is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Vámos, Vamoš, Vamos, Vamoş or Vamoș. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vámoš.

How Common Is The Last Name Vámoš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vámoš reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 41,368. In Slovakia Vámoš is most prevalent in: Bratislava Region, where 56 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 22 percent are found and Košice Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vámos934,852/
Vamoš93134/
Vamos871,400/
Vamoş8732/
Vamoș871/
Bámoš801/
Vámošová77170/
Vámose731/
Vomo67734/
Vamo67472/

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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 Vámoš
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