Yamso Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yamso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yamso (36) may also be a first name.

Yamso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamso occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yamso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Yamso reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yamso is also the 1,717,090th most common first name worldwide, held by 36 people.

Yamso is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Yamso is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 95 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Taiwan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamsop9129/
Yamsot911/
Yamsso911/
Yomso80417/
Yamco80363/
Yamsa80196/
Iamso8089/
Yanso8046/
Jamso809/
Yamjo805/
Eamso801/
Yamsah73196/
Yamsat7384/
Iamsio7359/
Yansoi7336/
Jamsop7334/
Yansou7329/
Iamsot7315/
Yamsia7314/
Yamdjo7314/
Yansco7310/
Jamsoi7310/
Yomsop7310/
Yomsoi734/
Yansoh734/
Yamseu733/
Yansop732/
Yamjoh732/
Yamssa732/
Jamsho732/
Yamsap732/
Giamso732/
Yamsha732/
Jamsou732/
Yaamsa731/
Iamsod731/
Jamsso731/
Yamcho731/
Hayiamsoh7140/
Yamnjoh6724/
Yamdjou6716/
Yohanso679/
Yanshou676/
Yamchoo673/
Yamedjo672/
Yamsaad672/
Jamshod671/
Yanssou671/
Yamssah671/
Yamshad671/
Yamejou671/
Yamchot671/
Yansoot671/
Yanshoo671/
Yansios671/
Yanshuo671/

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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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  • 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 Yamso
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