Amajo Surname
Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname
Amajo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 909 | 1:42,948 | 5,401 |
| Nigeria | 375 | 1:472,381 | 23,815 |
| Philippines | 88 | 1:1,150,434 | 92,307 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Amajo (52) may also be a first name.
Amajo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amajo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amajo (Arabic: اماخو) is found most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amajo.
How Common Is The Last Name Amajo? popularity and diffusion
Amajo is the 279,796th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,277,006 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Amajo are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Amajo is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 909 people, or 1 in 42,948. In Uganda Amajo is primarily concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 28 percent are found, Amuria District, where 25 percent are found and Soroti District, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Amajo exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amajo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amajo in the Arabic language | ||
| اماخو | amakhw | - |
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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 Amajo
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