Amatan Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Amatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 293 | 1:65,502 | 3,007 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amatan (303) may also be a first name.
Amatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amatan (Hindi: अमातन, Marathi: अमतं, Oriya: ଅମତାନ) occurs most in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amatan? popularity and diffusion
Amatan is the 847,909th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. Amatan occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Amatan are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Amatan is also the 505,965th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 303 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 65,502. In Niger Amatan is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 95 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 3 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amatan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amatan in the Hindi language | ||
| अमातन | amatana | - |
| Amatan in the Marathi language | ||
| अमतं | amatam | - |
| Amatan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମତାନ | amatana | 50 |
| ଅମତନ | amatana | 50 |
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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 Amatan
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