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
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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 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
| 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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