Amaju Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Amaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 326 | 1:543,383 | 26,582 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amaju (705) may also be a first name.
Amaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amaju (Hindi: अमजु, Marathi: अमजु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amaju.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 816,514th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amaju live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amaju is also the 311,169th most common given name globally, borne by 705 people.
The surname Amaju is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 543,383. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 49 percent live, Abia, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amaju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaju in the Hindi language | ||
| अमजु | amaju | 55.56 |
| अमजू | amaju | 33.33 |
| ामजू | amaju | 11.11 |
| Amaju in the Marathi language | ||
| अमजु | amaju | 53.33 |
| अमजू | amaju | 26.67 |
| आमजु | amaju | 13.33 |
| आमजू | amaju | 6.67 |
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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 Amaju
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