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 surname Amaku (Hindi: अमकू) is most common in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Amaku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,149th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,370,355 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amaku reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amaku is also the 234,052nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,155 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,525 people, or 1 in 11,075. In Uganda Amaku is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 49 percent are found, Arua District, where 29 percent are found and Maracha District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

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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  • 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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