Amamoto Surname

138,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Amamoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amamoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,1491:40,5983,575
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Amamoto Last Name Facts

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

Amamoto is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amamoto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amamoto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,524th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,256,206 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Amamoto are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Amamoto is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 3,149 people, or 1 in 40,598. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 39 percent reside, Saga Prefecture, where 34 percent reside and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Amamoto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amamoto surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

Amamoto earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.78% more than the national average, earning $63,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamamoto9336,417/
Amaimoto931/
Hamamotto884/
Amamato86117/
Amemoto866/
Amamota861/
Amamatou8089/
Amaimuto808/
Homamoto807/
Hamamato802/
Gomamoto802/
Amamatos801/
Hamamota801/
Hamamatou75127/
Amemoutou7574/
Amamata7182/
Emamota7134/
Emamato7112/
Omamota714/
Amamuta712/
Amameta711/
Omomoto711/
Amemato711/
Hamamata6768/
Amamatha671/
Omamatou671/
Amamatah671/
Hamamuta671/
Ammomoothoo671/

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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 Amamoto
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