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 surname Amatay is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amatay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Amatay live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Amatay is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
Amatay is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,696,191. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Janakpur, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nepal Amatay exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
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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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