Amarikwa Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Amarikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 327 | 1:541,721 | 26,511 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Amarikwa Demographics
Average Amarikwa Salary in
South Africa
R 158,256
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Amarikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amarikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amarikwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amarikwa? popularity and diffusion
Amarikwa is the 802,733rd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Amarikwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Amarikwa live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 541,721. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 30 percent are found and Abia, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Amarikwa Last Name Statistics demography
Amarikwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning R 158,256 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaerikwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Amarukwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Amarikwo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amarikwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amaricua | 75 | 1,479 | / |
| Emerikwa | 75 | 291 | / |
| Amarigua | 75 | 16 | / |
| Omerikwa | 75 | 13 | / |
| Amerukwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amariscua | 71 | 443 | / |
| Amaricuas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amarizcua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emerukwa | 63 | 9 | / |
| Americua | 63 | 8 | / |
| Omarigba | 63 | 5 | / |
| Omerukwa | 63 | 3 | / |
| Amoricua | 63 | 2 | / |
| Omarigwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Amarique | 63 | 1 | / |
| Omereukwa | 59 | 2 | / |
| Omorigwe | 50 | 12 | / |
| Omaregba | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Amarikwa
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