Yamoah Surname

22,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yamoah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamoah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana23,4831:1,151184
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
England2261:246,54020,052
Canada471:783,94961,790
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Yamoah (858) may also be a first name.

Yamoah Last Name Facts

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

Yamoah is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamoah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,551st most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 302,614 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yamoah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yamoah is also the 278,018th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 858 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 23,483 people, or 1 in 1,151. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Yamoah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yamoah surname are 10.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Yamoah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.07% more than the national average, earning R 287,712 per year; in United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $46,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamoath921/
Yamoa91245/
Yamaho83456/
Yamoay8379/
Yamoua8324/
Yamoat8317/
Yomoah8317/
Yoamoa835/
Yamoha834/
Jamoah831/
Yamahou7739/
Yammoua7712/
Yamouay774/
Yamgoua773/
Yahmoha771/
Yamao737,699/
Yameo739/
Yomoa733/
Jamoa732/
Eamoa731/
Yahmojea712/
Jamogiah711/
Jomoah67199/
Jamaho67182/
Jamoua6785/
Jamoay6736/
Jammoa6715/
Yameha6713/
Yamauo679/
Yamaou675/
Yomoha674/
Yameoo672/
Ajomoa672/
Jamoat672/
Jamoai671/
Iamaho671/
Iamoas671/
Jamoas671/
Yamaea671/
Yamaua671/
Yamaod671/
Yamaot671/
Jaimoa671/
Jamoaa671/
Iamoad671/

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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 Yamoah
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