Amashegh Surname
985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Amashegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 261 | 1:678,708 | 31,547 |
Amashegh (20) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amashiegh | 94 | 17 | / |
| Amaishegh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Amasegh | 93 | 9 | / |
| Amashekh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hamasegh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amaseg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadshekh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amachigh | 75 | 509 | / |
| Emashekh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadsheikh | 74 | 11 | / |
| Amasig | 71 | 174 | / |
| Amatschek | 71 | 49 | / |
| Amaichigh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Amasec | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amasek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amaisheke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amachicgh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amazigh | 67 | 4,584 | / |
| Hamatschek | 67 | 240 | / |
| Amasike | 67 | 153 | / |
| Amacigh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amaseke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osmasheikh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amazihg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amachek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amasekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amacihg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamasig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamascheck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Amashegh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis