Yamao Surname

64,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,2641:17,6002,075
Thailand2211:319,63155,074
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Yamao (81) may also be a first name.

Yamao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamao is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,917th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 946,557 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamao are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Yamao is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 81 people.

Yamao is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 7,264 people, or 1 in 17,600. In Japan Yamao is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Yamao Last Name Statistics demography

Yamao earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamaho91456/
Yamauo919/
Yamaou915/
Yamaot911/
Yamaod911/
Yamahou8339/
Yasmaou831/
Yamoa80245/
Jamao8063/
Yameo809/
Yomao803/
Iamao802/
Yamoah7324,082/
Jamaho73182/
Jamhao73103/
Yotmao7380/
Iammao7367/
Yamoua7324/
Yamoat7317/
Yameha7313/
Yosmao7313/
Jaimao7310/
Jammao736/
Yoamoa735/
Yamoha734/
Jiamao733/
Yameoo732/
Yamaea731/
Jamaoi731/
Iamaho731/
Ihamao731/
Yamaua731/
Jamaot731/
Giamao731/
Yamgouo6729/
Yammoua6712/
Yamgoua673/
Yamaija672/
Yamoath671/
Yamaiya671/
Yomahou671/
Yahmoha671/
Yamayya671/

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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 Yamao
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