Yomo Surname

165,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0011:20,7482,821
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Papua New Guinea3081:26,4732,957
Ivory Coast1751:131,8366,389
Congo1221:40,8943,859
Benin1021:101,32911,505
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Yomo (557) may also be a first name.

Yomo Last Name Facts

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

Yomo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﻮ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yomo.

How Common Is The Last Name Yomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yomo is the 165,565th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,785,759 people. The last name Yomo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Yomo reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 356,380th most widespread first name globally, borne by 557 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,001 people, or 1 in 20,748. In Cameroon Yomo is most common in: Centre Region, where 58 percent are found, South Region, where 14 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayomo891,011/
Oyomo89800/
Eyomo89580/
Yomou89124/
Yomoi8966/
Yomop8942/
Yoamo8935/
Yomot8932/
Hyomo8927/
Yomoh8916/
Yomos897/
Yomgo896/
Yommo896/
Yotmo893/
Jyomo893/
Yomoy893/
Yomoa893/
Uyomo892/
Yosmo891/
Yomoo891/
Yohmo891/
Ymo8663/
Eyiomo8070/
Youomo8024/
Yommou8021/
Eyomoh8011/
Ayomou809/
Oyommo807/
Uyiomo805/
Yomoha804/
Yoomoh804/
Eiyomo802/
Yomout801/
Uyomoh801/
Hoyomo801/
Yomooh801/
Yoamou801/
Yomost801/
Aiyomo801/
Oyiomo801/
Jomo7513,610/
Yoma757,769/
Yamo755,948/
Yimo75166/
Oimo75157/
Hymo75122/
Aymo75104/
Øymo7532/
Iomo7519/
Eomo755/
Ojmo753/
Jymo753/
Oymo752/
Eymo752/
Ymoh751/
Ymos751/
Ymot751/
Uymo751/
Ymoi751/
Ymoo751/
Ymoy751/
Uyiomoh731/
Ojomo674,545/
Ayoma673,650/
Eymoi671,278/
Jomoh671,116/
Yosma671,005/
Yamou67877/
Eyoma67835/
Oyoma67785/
Giomo67689/
Yatmo67545/
Yotma67542/
Yomha67527/
Ajomo67404/
Yamoi67362/
Ehomo67343/
Jomot67299/
Yamoa67245/
Yamot67227/
Jomoi67205/
Yomah67199/
Aymoz67181/
Gaymo67168/
Yomma67135/
Yasmo67133/
Jomou67111/
Uyoma67110/
Heymo67109/
Yomas6782/
Hymos6776/
Hyoma6773/
Yamos6765/
Jiomo6757/
Yomga6752/
Yahmo6743/
Yamoh6740/
Yomap6740/
Yiamo6728/
Eymoz6728/
Jomoa6722/
Yooma6722/
Yommouth6722/
Yimou6721/
Eymoy6719/
Aymos6718/
Yamod6717/
Yamoo6717/
Johmo6717/
Joumo6715/
Jomos6714/
Jommo6713/
Ihomo6713/
Ujomo6713/
Oimos6712/
Yammo6711/
Haymo6710/
Ejomo679/
Heomo679/
Høymo678/
Yomat677/
Yamoy676/
Geomo676/
Aymoy676/
Øyamo675/
Joimo674/
Yismo674/
Yimot674/
Geymo674/
Aymot673/
Jomod673/
Aymou673/
Yaamo673/
Oimoh673/
Ijomo673/
Hiomo673/
Yamoz673/
Jymoh672/
Hyamo672/
Yomaa672/
Ymoch672/
Yoama672/
Jhomo672/
Yitmo672/
Ymohd671/
Juomo671/
Yioma671/
Ojmoa671/
Eomos671/
Jomho671/
Hymoh671/
Hymou671/
Hoimo671/
Joymo671/
Oimmo671/
Oimoo671/
Yohma671/
Aymod671/
Hoymo671/
Yomad671/
Oyhmo671/
Eymoo671/
Hymoo671/

Yomo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yomo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻤﻮymw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yomo
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