Amachigh Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Amachigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 497 | 1:356,424 | 19,191 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
Amachigh (29) may also be a first name.
Amachigh Demographics
Average Amachigh Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amachigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amachigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amachigh is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amachigh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 608,234th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name Amachigh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amachigh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amachigh is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 356,424. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Taraba, where 10 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Amachigh Last Name Statistics demography
Amachigh earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaichigh | 94 | 23 | / |
| Amaechigh | 94 | 4 | / |
| Amacchigh | 94 | 4 | / |
| Amachicgh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Amacigh | 93 | 15 | / |
| Amashiegh | 82 | 17 | / |
| Amazigh | 80 | 4,584 | / |
| Amachik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amajigh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amacihg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amashegh | 75 | 261 | / |
| Amaechic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amachiek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amachick | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amasig | 71 | 174 | / |
| Amacik | 71 | 11 | / |
| Amazig | 71 | 6 | / |
| Amaichike | 71 | 6 | / |
| Amaishegh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amacheick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amaichiek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amozigh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Amasegh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gamasig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amazihg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amachek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amazaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amazieg | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amachigh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis