Amachu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amachu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amachu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Amachu (31) may also be a first name.

Amachu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amachu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Amachu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amachu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amachu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amachu is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 31 people.

The surname Amachu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Amachu is most common in: Abia, where 50 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Amachu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamachu923,715/
Amachuy92406/
Amachou9228/
Ahmachu925/
Amaechu921/
Amacu9114/
Amaachou86136/
Gammachu866/
Hamachou863/
Gamachuu863/
Amadchou861/
Amachoup861/
Ahmadchu861/
Amechu83191/
Emachu8371/
Amacou8329/
Amakhu8322/
Omachu837/
Amacui831/
Amashu831/
Amochu831/
Amaceu831/
Amahsu831/
Amajhu831/
Amachouch801/
Hamachout801/
Aimakhu77204/
Hamashu7782/
Amahazu774/
Omahchu771/
Amadcou771/
Hamacou771/
Amahhou771/
Amazu73983/
Amasu73466/
Amaju73341/
Amocu732/
Omacu731/
Hamadcou715/
Hamashou712/
Gommachu711/
Ahamashu711/
Amajou67556/
Hamasu67454/
Gamasu67287/
Amaizu67253/
Hamaju67189/
Amazou67177/
Emochu67143/
Emechu67125/
Amatsu6751/
Amasou6722/
Amasiu6722/
Ahmadshut6715/
Amasud675/
Omaciu674/
Amaazu674/
Ahmasu674/
Amoshu674/
Aamazu673/
Ameasu673/
Hamazu672/
Amaisu672/
Omechu672/
Amasui671/
Amazau671/
Omochu671/
Ammaju671/
Ammasu671/
Amaseu671/

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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 Amachu
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