Amassa Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Amassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 84 | 1:228,476 | 7,450 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Amassa (48) may also be a first name.
Amassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amassa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺎﺹ) is found most frequently in Niger. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amassa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,478,479th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amassa are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Amassa is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.
The surname Amassa is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 228,476. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 58 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 36 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amassa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amassa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﺎﺹ | amas | - |
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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 Amassa
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