Yamos Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yamos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Yamos (62) may also be a first name.

Yamos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamos is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Yamos live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yamos is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 62 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Yamos is primarily found in: Morobe, where 40 percent live, West Sepik, where 28 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Yamos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yamos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamose9121/
Yamous919/
Yamosh911/
Yamosd911/
Yamo895,948/
Yamas80889/
Yamou80877/
Yatmo80545/
Jamos80448/
Yamoi80362/
Yamoa80245/
Yamot80227/
Yasmo80133/
Yamus8095/
Yahmo8043/
Yamoh8040/
Yoamo8035/
Yiamo8028/
Yamgo8025/
Yamod8017/
Yamoo8017/
Yammo8011/
Iamos809/
Yameo809/
Yomos807/
Yamoy806/
Eamos806/
Yamox806/
Yamoc805/
Øyamo805/
Yaamo803/
Yamoz803/
Hyamo802/
Yamuo802/
Jamous7312,007/
Yamase733,886/
Yamout731,937/
Jamois731,480/
Yiamoi73269/
Yammou73171/
Giamos73125/
Yamush7352/
Yamuse7340/
Jamoos7336/
Yamoot7328/
Yamuss7320/
Yamash7319/
Yahamo7311/
Yamgoh7311/
Yahmas7310/
Yammas736/
Hyamgo736/
Yamoud735/
Yasmod734/
Hyamas734/
Jyamas734/
Yamoha734/
Yamgou734/
Yatmas733/
Yasmou733/
Yatmou732/
Yameoo732/
Yamouh732/
Jaymos732/
Yatmop731/
Yamohe731/
Yamaus731/
Yiaamo731/
Oyiamo731/
Jamose731/
Jamosz731/
Jamots731/
Jaimos731/
Jiamos731/
Yoamou731/
Yahmoi731/
Yamhou731/
Yamouz731/
Yiamas731/
Aiyamo731/
Yomost731/
Yiamou731/
Yammoi731/
Yamast731/
Eammos730/
Yama6730,832/
Jamo679,180/
Yomo672,616/
Iamo67634/
Yammout6754/
Jamoush6725/
Yammase6712/
Yamá6712/
Jamouse679/
Yaymout679/
Jahmous678/
Jamouss676/
Yamouth675/
Eamo674/
Yamhads672/
Yamà672/
Yahamou672/
Yahmoha671/
Yahamoi671/
Yamô671/
Gayyamo671/
A'Ayamo671/
Ayyamou671/
Yamasse671/

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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 Yamos
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