Yamo Surname
Approximately 5,948 people bear this surname
Yamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,799 | 1:41,067 | 5,041 |
| Philippines | 971 | 1:104,262 | 18,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 892 | 1:9,141 | 728 |
| Kenya | 562 | 1:82,171 | 7,556 |
| Peru | 483 | 1:65,806 | 5,018 |
| Tanzania | 475 | 1:111,456 | 10,729 |
| Cameroon | 314 | 1:66,144 | 8,373 |
| Thailand | 203 | 1:347,972 | 60,483 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Yamô (1) are calculated separately.
Yamo (1,579) may also be a first name.
Yamo Demographics
Yamo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamo (Hindi: यामो, Marathi: यामो, Russian: Ямо) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as: Yamô. For other potential spellings of Yamo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,634th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,225,209 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Yamo reside; 35 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 194,673rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,579 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,799 people, or 1 in 41,067. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.
Yamo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Yamo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Yamo earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 37.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,150 per year and in United States they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning $27,225 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamo in the Hindi language | ||
| यामो | yamo | 75 |
| यमो | yamo | 25 |
| Yamo in the Marathi language | ||
| यामो | yamo | 66.67 |
| यमो | yamo | 33.33 |
| Yamo in the Russian language | ||
| Ямо | amo | - |
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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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- 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 Yamo
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