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

Vámoš is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Vámos, Vamoš, Vamos, Vamoş or Vamoș. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vámoš? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name Vámoš is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vámoš are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 41,368. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Bratislava Region, where 56 percent live, Nitra Region, where 22 percent live and Košice Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia it exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 10 percent live.

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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