Amaga Surname
Approximately 3,667 people bear this surname
Amaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,499 | 1:70,885 | 5,113 |
| Philippines | 843 | 1:120,093 | 20,689 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| Niger | 82 | 1:234,049 | 7,581 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Amagá (1) are calculated separately.
Amaga (1,674) may also be a first name.
Amaga Demographics
Average Amaga Salary in
United States
$32,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amaga (Georgian: ამაგა, Marathi: आमगा, Russian: Амага) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Amagá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaga? popularity and diffusion
Amaga is the 124,341st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,987,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Amaga live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amaga is also the 188,140th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 1,674 people.
Amaga is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,499 people, or 1 in 70,885. In Nigeria Amaga is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent reside, Anambra, where 18 percent reside and Kogi, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Amaga exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Amaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Amaga surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
The amount Amaga earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $21,396,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaga in the Georgian language | ||
| ამაგა | amaga | - |
| Amaga in the Marathi language | ||
| आमगा | amaga | 50 |
| अमागा | amaga | 50 |
| Amaga in the Russian language | ||
| Амага | amaga | - |
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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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- 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 Amaga
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