Amahis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Amahis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Amahis Last Name Facts

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

Amahis occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amahis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amahis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Amahis occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amahis are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name Amahis is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amahiss922/
Amaes7331/
Amaese67373/
Omahić67223/
Omaois6722/
Amaesh672/
Ahmaes671/
Hamouis6279/
Omohise621/
Emahesh621/
Hammouis571/
Amoes55118/
Emaes5530/
Amaez5525/
Ameus5510/
Aumeus507/
Hameus504/
Gamoes502/
Gomaes502/
Amoese502/
Omaesh501/
Haumajjech501/
Ahmeus500/

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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 Amahis
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