Amamkwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amamkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Amamkwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Amamkwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amamkwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amamkwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Amamkwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Amamkwe live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Amamkwe is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Borno, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Amamkwe is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amankwe86219/
Amamkwa862/
Amamkwaa802/
Amankwei801/
Amankwes801/
Amankwa7111,017/
Omemkwe711/
Omankwe711/
Amankue711/
Amangwe711/
Amankwaa6710,563/
Hamangwe679/
Amankwha672/
Hamankwa671/
Amaingwe671/
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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 Amamkwe
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