Amasiri Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Amasiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amasiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Amasiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amasiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Amasiri occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amasiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Amasiri occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Amasiri live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Amasiri is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 48 percent reside, Abia, where 30 percent reside and Rivers, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 42 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Amasiri
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