Cognomen Yamo (Yamo 
, ยาหม้อ, ยาโม 
) , around the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Yamo is characteristic of Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, Cameroon, and Kenya. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Philippines, Kenya, and Cameroon. Also, Yamo is the forename as well as the last name.