Yamoah Surname
Approximately 24,082 people bear this surname
Yamoah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 23,483 | 1:1,151 | 184 |
| United States | 232 | 1:1,562,323 | 105,498 |
| England | 226 | 1:246,540 | 20,052 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Yamoah (858) may also be a first name.
Yamoah Demographics
Average Yamoah Salary in
United States
$51,446 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamoah? popularity and diffusion
Yamoah is the 22,551st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 302,614 people. Yamoah occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yamoah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yamoah is also the 278,018th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 858 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 23,483 people, or 1 in 1,151. Other than Ghana Yamoah is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Yamoah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yamoah surname are 10.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.33% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamoath | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yamoa | 91 | 245 | / |
| Yamaho | 83 | 456 | / |
| Yamoay | 83 | 79 | / |
| Yamoua | 83 | 24 | / |
| Yamoat | 83 | 17 | / |
| Yomoah | 83 | 17 | / |
| Yoamoa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yamoha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jamoah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamahou | 77 | 39 | / |
| Yammoua | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yamouay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yamgoua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yahmoha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamao | 73 | 7,699 | / |
| Yameo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yomoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jamoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eamoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahmojea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jamogiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jomoah | 67 | 199 | / |
| Jamaho | 67 | 182 | / |
| Jamoua | 67 | 85 | / |
| Jamoay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jammoa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yameha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yamauo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yamaou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yomoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yameoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajomoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamoat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamaod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamaot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaimoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamoaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamoad | 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
- 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 Yamoah
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