Amakata Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Amakata Last Name Facts

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

Amakata (Russian: Амаката) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amakata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amakata reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Amakata is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 84 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 14 percent reside and Edo, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Japan, where 2 percent reside.

Amakata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Amakata surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Amakata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amakata in the Russian language
Амакатаamakata-

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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 Amakata
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