Amaka Surname
Approximately 6,896 people bear this surname
Amaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,218 | 1:33,948 | 2,786 |
| Uganda | 348 | 1:112,182 | 10,900 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Niger | 145 | 1:132,359 | 5,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 139 | 1:58,660 | 7,509 |
| Indonesia | 138 | 1:958,327 | 70,806 |
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| Ivory Coast | 104 | 1:221,839 | 9,194 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
Amaka (104,100) may also be a first name.
Amaka Demographics
Average Amaka Salary in
United States
$39,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amaka (Hindi: अमका, Marathi: अमका, Oriya: ଅମକା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Amaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 71,589th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,056,779 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Amaka are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,831st most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 104,100 people.
Amaka is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,218 people, or 1 in 33,948. In Nigeria Amaka is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 22 percent are found, Anambra, where 22 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Amaka exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Ghana, where 5 percent are found.
Amaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Amaka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $39,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମକା | amaka | - |
| Amaka in the Hindi language | ||
| अमका | amaka | 98.76 |
| आमका | amaka | 0.74 |
| ओमका | omaka | 0.25 |
| अमक | amaka | 0.25 |
| Amaka in the Marathi language | ||
| अमका | amaka | 75 |
| अमाका | amaka | 17.86 |
| एमका | emaka | 3.57 |
| आमाका | amaka | 3.57 |
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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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- 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 Amaka
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