Amatawa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Amatawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Amatawa (11) may also be a first name.
Amatawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amatawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amatawa is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amatawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amatawa is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amatawa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname Amatawa is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 383,840. In Niger Amatawa is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 62 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 34 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Niger this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amatawat | 93 | 10 | / |
| Ametawa | 86 | 19 | / |
| Amatava | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amataba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amotawa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amatawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amatawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadtawai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amataeva | 80 | 262 | / |
| Amatawet | 80 | 62 | / |
| Amatabai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hamataba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amatavad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amatabhai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Amatthewa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ammatavad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Amattawet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amatawech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amathabai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadtaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ammatawet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amatova | 71 | 2,052 | / |
| Aimatabhai | 71 | 1,430 | / |
| Hamatabhai | 71 | 851 | / |
| Amathabhai | 71 | 112 | / |
| Amatavi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Amateva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amatabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amatabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ematowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omotawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ematava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamatowe | 67 | 431 | / |
| Asmatova | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ahmatova | 67 | 157 | / |
| Aamatova | 67 | 108 | / |
| Aymatova | 67 | 101 | / |
| Aimatova | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hamatova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ametaeva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ahmateva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amatavet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omataeva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gamatova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emaetava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emateawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamatewo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aumatova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amastova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atmatova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amathabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimetava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amatouba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amatawa
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