Yamago Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2791:458,22313,836
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yamago (10) may also be a first name.

Yamago Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamago occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yamago click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamago? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 910,497th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Yamago reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 458,223. In Japan Yamago is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Tokushima Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamaigo924/
Yamagou922/
Yamaego921/
Yameago921/
Yamanggo863/
Yamangou861/
Yamaga838,370/
Jamago83718/
Yamego8335/
Yamogo8316/
Yameogo77121,349/
Yamanga77281/
Yamongo77153/
Yamoego7712/
Yamogoi778/
Jamagod776/
Yamagad773/
Yomango771/
Yameigo771/
Hyamaga771/
Jamagop771/
Yameogho7111/
Yammeogo713/
Yameoogo712/
Jamaghod712/
Yameghoh711/
Yamoghos711/
Yamongou711/
Yamagadd711/
Yamoga6744/
Yamega6718/
Jamaga6714/
Jyamagaud6710/
Yomogo671/
Yomaga671/
Jomago671/
Jamego671/

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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 Yamago
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