Amaku Surname

90,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,5251:11,0751,855
Nigeria1,6681:106,2017,119
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England251:2,228,72284,230
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Amaku (1,155) may also be a first name.

Amaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amaku (Hindi: अमकू) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Amaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,149th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,370,355 people. The surname Amaku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amaku are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amaku is also the 234,052nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,155 people.

The last name Amaku is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,525 people, or 1 in 11,075. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 49 percent live, Arua District, where 29 percent live and Maracha District, where 8 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Amaku Last Name Statistics demography

Amaku earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $36,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amakou91401/
Hamaku9124/
Amakhu9122/
Amaiku9118/
Amauku914/
Atmaku913/
Amaaku912/
Aemaku911/
Ameaku911/
Aimaku911/
Amakuh911/
Amakau911/
Amakeu911/
Amakku911/
Amakud911/
Aimakhu83204/
Amakous8370/
Aimakou8347/
Aïmakou8343/
Hamakou838/
Amatkou833/
Asmakou832/
Hamauku831/
Atmakui831/
Athmaku831/
Amaskud831/
Hamakud831/
Aîmakou831/
Omaku802,130/
Ameku801,405/
Emaku80244/
Amoku8071/
Amacu8014/
Ammakous778/
Amakouch772/
Emakhu73394/
Omeaku73220/
Amokou73152/
Emaiku73104/
Omauku7329/
Amacou7329/
Amakoe7326/
Emmaku7318/
Osmaku7316/
Emeaku7315/
Omakau7314/
Hemaku7311/
Amekau734/
Emakou734/
Amacus733/
Omakuj733/
Omaeku733/
Amekui732/
Amacui731/
Amokau731/
Amekeu731/
Amacud731/
Homaku731/
Amaceu731/
Omhaku731/
Ammakouss711/
Ammakouch711/
Amoukou67241/
Omakhup6758/
Oumakou6711/
Ahameku675/
Eimakhu673/
Emaikuu671/
Amoikou671/
Ameïkou671/
Amadcou671/
Eimakou671/
Hamacou671/
Homakou671/
Emmakhu671/
Emakheu671/
Eimahku671/
Emaikeu671/
Gamokou671/
Hamokus671/

Amaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amaku in the Hindi language
अमकूamaku70.29
अमकुamaku29.14
आमकूamaku0.57

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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 Amaku
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