Amatay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Amatay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Amatay (20) may also be a first name.
Amatay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amatay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amatay is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amatay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Amatay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Amatay live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Amatay is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,696,191. In Nepal Amatay is most prevalent in: Janakpur, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nepal this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 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
- 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 Amatay
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