Amaowei Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Amaowei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amaowei (72) may also be a first name.
Amaowei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaowei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amaowei is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaowei? popularity and diffusion
Amaowei is the 1,227,038th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Amaowei reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 72 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria Amaowei is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 98 percent live, Delta, where 1 percent live and Ogun, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasowei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amaowe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Amaoei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amahowe | 86 | 317 | / |
| Amaoui | 77 | 1,490 | / |
| Amaobi | 77 | 1,059 | / |
| Amaowa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amaoye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Haamasowe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Amahowoue | 75 | 5 | / |
| Haamatowe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hamaoui | 71 | 3,199 | / |
| Atmaoui | 71 | 280 | / |
| Ammaoui | 71 | 253 | / |
| Ajmaoui | 71 | 170 | / |
| Asmaoui | 71 | 162 | / |
| Amasoye | 71 | 11 | / |
| Amaovie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ahmaoui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amohowe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amatoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamaovi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamachoowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amhaoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omayowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hammaoui | 67 | 3,345 | / |
| Asmaaoui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Athmaoui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omaowaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hasmaoui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamaouid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamahiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoawioi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gammaoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amohowoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amosouei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amotouei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aajmaoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajmaoui | 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 Amaowei
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