Yamako Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Yamako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Yamako (289) may also be a first name.
Yamako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamako (Russian: Ямако) is carried by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yamako.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamako? popularity and diffusion
Yamako is the 629,292nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. Yamako occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yamako are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 289 people.
This last name is most frequent in Chad, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Barring Chad it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamakou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yamaiko | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yamayko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yahamako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamaka | 83 | 1,002 | / |
| Yamoko | 83 | 67 | / |
| Yameko | 83 | 12 | / |
| Jamako | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yomako | 83 | 3 | / |
| Iamako | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yomakou | 77 | 213 | / |
| Yamakaa | 77 | 82 | / |
| Yamakha | 77 | 39 | / |
| Yamaika | 77 | 20 | / |
| Yamakka | 77 | 18 | / |
| Yatmaka | 77 | 13 | / |
| Jamayko | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yamokoi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yaamaka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jamakho | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jhamako | 77 | 6 | / |
| Giamako | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yamaska | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jatmako | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamacka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamaico | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamakad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yameoko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajomako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamaiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yomakoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giamakou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yammakaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yommakot | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yammakka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yameakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamakash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamaka | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yamoca | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yameka | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yamoka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yamaca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jamoko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yomaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yommakhot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamaco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomoko | 67 | 1 | / |
Yamako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamako in the Russian language | ||
| Ямако | amako | - |
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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 Yamako
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