Yemo Surname

240,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
DR Congo5681:130,07013,970
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Yémo (1) are calculated separately.

Yemo (221) may also be a first name.

Yemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yemo (Marathi: येमो) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Yémo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 240,523rd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,382,168 people. The surname Yemo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Yemo live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yemo is also the 606,684th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 221 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yémo921/
Yemoh894,196/
Ayemo89627/
Iyemo89218/
Oyemo8995/
Yemou8961/
Yetmo8943/
Yesmo8935/
Eyemo8934/
Yemos8932/
Yemoa8912/
Yiemo8910/
Yemgo896/
Yemmo895/
Hyemo893/
Yemoi893/
Yehmo892/
Uyemo891/
Yemoy891/
Yemoz891/
Yeymo891/
Emo869,296/
Ayemou802,881/
Aiyemo80236/
Yetmou80113/
Iyemoh8062/
Yemmoh8057/
Ayemoh8055/
Yesmod8016/
Yemhou8013/
Yemgou8011/
Yemmou806/
Ihyemo806/
Oyiemo806/
Gayemo805/
Eyemou802/
Ayemoo801/
Yoemoh801/
Hiyemo801/
Yemouh801/
Yemout801/
Yiemou801/
Eyemoa801/
Eyemot801/
Ayemoi801/
Ayiemo801/
Gemo7521,085/
Yema758,123/
Emou751,907/
Emoo751,665/
Emoy751,067/
Jemo75597/
Emoi75595/
Aemo75590/
Emmo75480/
Eimo75329/
Aymo75104/
Iemo758/
Eemo757/
Emho754/
Eamo754/
Uemo753/
Emuo752/
Oymo752/
Eymo752/
Iymo752/
Emgo751/
Oemo751/
Uymo751/
Emoï751/
Ouyemou736/
Gayemoh731/
Yhemhou731/
Aiyemoh731/
Hayeemo731/
Oyamo672,567/
Eyamo671,883/
Iyema671,617/
Ayamo671,558/
Eymoi671,278/
Oyema671,043/
Ayomo671,011/
Oyomo67800/
Ayumo67782/
Heimo67669/
Gemmo67649/
Eyomo67580/
Yemma67485/
Ajemo67411/
Ayema67382/
Uyema67311/
Hejmo67297/
Awemo67291/
Yemga67195/
Aymoz67181/
Gaymo67168/
Ayimo67153/
Iyomo67151/
Jemou67145/
Eyema67138/
Jemoh67137/
Eimoo67122/
Emmou67120/
Heymo67109/
Yemau67100/
Eumot6792/
Yemha6783/
Yemah6768/
Yesma6761/
Iyamo6757/
Jeimo6756/
Ejimo6752/
Ehamo6746/
Jeumo6745/
Emouh6741/
Hiemo6735/
Yoamo6735/
Heumo6733/
Ehimo6732/
Jemos6730/
Eymoz6728/
Jemot6727/
Yiema6726/
Ouemo6725/
Uyamo6724/
Eyimo6721/
Yimoh6720/
Eimot6719/
Eymoy6719/
Aymos6718/
Jemho6717/
Ejemo6715/
Hyema6714/
Oyimo6714/
Gaemo6714/
Yemap6713/
Gemoi6713/
Jemuo6712/
Gemou6712/
Eismo6712/
Haymo6710/
Iemmo6710/
Yemat679/
Ejomo679/
Jemmo679/
Gemoo679/
Eimos678/
Iemos678/
Jemoa677/
Ojemo677/
Eamos676/
Jemoi676/
Aymoy676/
Yetma675/
Yiimo675/
Yoimo675/
Ejamo675/
Jaymo675/
Yemas674/
Jesmo674/
Geymo674/
Eemoo674/
Aymot673/
Jyomo673/
Aymou673/
Giymo673/
Jeymo673/
Yemeu673/
Uyomo672/
Emmoi672/
D'Emo672/
Yemad672/
Iemoh672/
Geamo672/
Goemo672/
Heamo672/
Iemgo671/
Eemou671/
Yhema671/
Yemaa671/
Jeamo671/
Ihemo671/
Ieimo671/
Jemoy671/
Jetmo671/
Jiemo671/
Joymo671/
Yehma671/
Yhimo671/
Gemoy671/
Gemho671/
Emmho671/
Euemo671/
Aemou671/
Easmo671/
Aymod671/
Hyimo671/
Hoymo671/
Eumoh671/
Emmuo671/
Ejmot671/
Eimoi671/
Eamoa671/
Eamop671/
Oyhmo671/
Yymuo671/
Aemoh671/
Ehmoo671/
Eymoo671/
Eumos671/
Jemoo671/
Jemod671/
Ieamo671/

Yemo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yemo in the Marathi language
येमोyemo-

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