Amasah Surname
Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname
Amasah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Amasah (24) may also be a first name.
Amasah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amasah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amasah (Hindi: ामशाह) occurs most in Ghana. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amasah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 289,472nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,504,189 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amasah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename internationally, held by 24 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 20,532. Excluding Ghana this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amasah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amasah in the Hindi language | ||
| ामशाह | amasaha | - |
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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 Amasah
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