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 more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yamos.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Yamos are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yamos is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Yamos is most common in: Morobe, where 40 percent are found, West Sepik, where 28 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Yamos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yamos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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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