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 last name Amaka (Hindi: अमका, Marathi: अमका, Oriya: ଅମକା) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amaka is the 71,589th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,056,779 people. The surname Amaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Amaka reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,831st most widely held given name internationally It is held by 104,100 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,218 people, or 1 in 33,948. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 22 percent are found, Anambra, where 22 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Ghana, where 5 percent are found.
Amaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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- 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 Amaka
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