Yamamo Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Yamamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yamamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamamo is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamamo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Yamamo are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Yamamo is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Gulf, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Yamamo occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamamou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Yamamot | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yamaimo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yamama | 83 | 1,041 | / |
| Yamomo | 83 | 731 | / |
| Yamemo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jamamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamaima | 77 | 900 | / |
| Yamamah | 77 | 504 | / |
| Yamatma | 77 | 51 | / |
| Yammama | 77 | 22 | / |
| Yamaama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jamgamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaimamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamgama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaamama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhamamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamahama | 71 | 13 | / |
| Yammaima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yhhamhamodh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yamammah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yammamat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yammamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamama | 67 | 120 | / |
| Yomama | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yamema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iamama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamhasmat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yamamo
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