Amaha Surname
Approximately 6,980 people bear this surname
Amaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| Nigeria | 509 | 1:348,021 | 18,823 |
| Niger | 205 | 1:93,620 | 3,909 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Eritrea | 16 | 1:296,994 | 232 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Amaha (7,681) may also be a first name.
Amaha Demographics
Average Amaha Salary in
United States
$38,729 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amaha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻩ) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 70,822nd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,044,061 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amaha live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Amaha is also the 72,996th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 7,681 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Amaha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amaha last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
Amaha earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $38,729 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻩ | amah | 33.33 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﻩ | mah | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻫﺎ | amaha | 33.33 |
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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 Amaha
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