Amakia Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Amakia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 252 | 1:154,918 | 13,596 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 | 1:764,671 | 8,666 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amakia (17) may also be a first name.
Amakia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amakia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amakia (Hindi: अमकिा, Oriya: ଅମକିଆ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Amakia.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakia? popularity and diffusion
Amakia is the 855,216th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Amakia occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amakia reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 154,918. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 70 percent are found, Maracha District, where 28 percent are found and Kampala District, where 0 percent are found. Other than Uganda Amakia is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amakiah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Emakia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amokia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amakio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amekia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amaakya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Amachia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Amakeha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amaikya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omakiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamakya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amakhya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaaikya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hamakyaa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hamachia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hamoukia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aimachia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amakeo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omakio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haamakyaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amakyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omokia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omekia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emokia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ha'machia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaachiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emekia | 67 | 1 | / |
Amakia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amakia in the Hindi language | ||
| अमकिा | amakia | - |
| Amakia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମକିଆ | amaki'a | - |
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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 Amakia
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