Amabo Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,2151:17,0942,344
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Uganda411:952,17842,125
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Amabo (255) may also be a first name.

Amabo Last Name Facts

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

Amabo (Marathi: अमबो, Russian: Амабо) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amabo? popularity and diffusion

Amabo is the 269,054th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amabo live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Amabo is also the 557,860th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 255 people.

The last name Amabo is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 17,094. In Cameroon Amabo is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 16 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Amabo occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Amabo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amaboh91223/
Amabuo91114/
Amabou9140/
Gamabo9132/
Hamabo9131/
Amaabo9123/
Amahbo9114/
Amabos9110/
Amaebo914/
Amaboa914/
Amaibo912/
Amabod912/
Amaboo911/
Aimabo911/
Amabot911/
Amabgo911/
Aimabou8314/
Hamabou837/
Amaibgo833/
Amaubuo833/
Gamabou832/
Amaibou831/
Haamabo831/
Amaboha831/
Amahabo831/
Hamaboa831/
Amahbou831/
Amaiboh831/
Amabood831/
Amhaboh831/
Ammaboa831/
Aïmabou831/
Amaba802,618/
Emabo80264/
Amawo80192/
Omabo80161/
Amavo8071/
Amobo8017/
Amebo809/
Gamavo73193/
Hamaba73136/
Aïmavo7399/
Aimavo7390/
Amabat7339/
Amauba7338/
Gamaba7324/
Amobho7323/
Aîmavo7314/
Amajuo7310/
Amasuo7310/
Amabas738/
Amawou738/
Emaboi736/
Ammaba734/
Omaboh734/
Omaebo734/
Amabad733/
Gomabo733/
Ahmaba733/
Amoubo733/
Oumabo733/
Amanpo732/
Hamawo731/
Aemebo731/
Amgaba731/
Amawoh731/
Homabo731/
Emabuo731/
Gamobo731/
Amavou731/
Amawoa731/
Ameibo731/
Atmaba731/
Amavgo731/
Amawoo731/
Amaaba731/
Amoboi731/
Hamaiba6755/
Amaiwou6743/
Ahmavuo6719/
Oumabou6719/
Gamabah6714/
Amehboh6714/
Amabast6710/
Hamabha6710/
Gammavo678/
Hamayuo675/
Hamabat674/
Hemabou673/
Amajuoy673/
Gaimaba672/
Hammaba672/
Amoubou672/
Hamobos671/
Amabaha671/
Hameebo671/
Hamauba671/
Hamaaba671/
Ahamaba671/
Gamavou671/
Amaivou671/
Amabaat671/
Homaboh671/

Amabo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amabo in the Marathi language
अमबोamabo93.33
आमबोamabo6.67
Amabo in the Russian language
Амабоamabo-

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