Amalawa Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Amalawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 239 | 1:741,183 | 33,732 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
Amalawa (237) may also be a first name.
Amalawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amalawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amalawa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Amalawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Amalawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 988,329th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amalawa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most common first name at a global level, held by 237 people.
Amalawa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 741,183. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 93 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 4 percent reside and Delta, where 0 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Amalawa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amalaba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Amalava | 86 | 5 | / |
| Amalowa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amalawi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamalawy | 80 | 338 | / |
| Hamalowa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Amaliawe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Amalaeva | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hamalawi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Amalavad | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hamalawo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Amalabai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hamalaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gamalawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amalavah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaleawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amalabhai | 75 | 10 | / |
| Amallaeva | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ammalavad | 75 | 6 | / |
| Amalheuwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ammalaeva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Amalabhay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aamalabai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamalavat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amalova | 71 | 191 | / |
| Hamalabhai | 71 | 63 | / |
| Omolawa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Omalewa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Amaleva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Amalave | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aimalabhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amalabi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amalowe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amalabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omalowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amolaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omalava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amalabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamalabi | 67 | 109 | / |
| Aymalova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gamalova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hamalova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Amoulaba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Asmalova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Amailabi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ahmalova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amailabe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amaleeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Emalaeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aimaleva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emelauwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamalabo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omalavad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amelaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aymaleva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amhaleva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amalgowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omalaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamalowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homalowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amalaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amalawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis