Amaah Surname
Approximately 1,447 people bear this surname
Amaah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,385 | 1:19,510 | 2,432 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Amaah (73) may also be a first name.
Amaah Demographics
Average Amaah Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amaah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amaah (Arabic: يمايه) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 269,724th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,036,314 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amaah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 73 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 19,510. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Amaah Last Name Statistics demography
Amaah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amaah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaah in the Arabic language | ||
| يمايه | ymayh | - |
| لاميعه | lamyh | - |
| امايه | amayh | - |
| عمايه | mayh | - |
| لاميعة | lamyt | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Amaah
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