Amashi Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Amashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 121 | 1:437,534 | 30,427 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Amashi (823) may also be a first name.
Amashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amashi (Hindi: अमषी, Marathi: आमशी, Oriya: ଅମାଶୀ) is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 778,856th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Amashi are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Amashi is also the 284,830th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 823 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania Amashi is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amashi in the Hindi language | ||
| अमषी | amasi | - |
| Amashi in the Marathi language | ||
| आमशी | amasi | 48.89 |
| अमाशी | amasi | 23.7 |
| आमाशी | amasi | 11.11 |
| अमशी | amasi | 8.89 |
| अमािश | amaisa | 3.7 |
| अमलाशी | amalasi | 1.48 |
| अमरशी | amarasi | 0.74 |
| रामजी | ramaji | 0.74 |
| आरशी | arasi | 0.74 |
| Amashi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମାଶୀ | amasi | 33.33 |
| ଆମାଶୀ | amasi | 33.33 |
| ଆମାଶି | amasi | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Amashi
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