Amateshe Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amateshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amateshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1761:262,38617,495
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Amateshe (85) may also be a first name.

Amateshe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amateshe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Amateshe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Amateshe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amateshe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amateshe is the 1,286,243rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amateshe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 85 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 262,386. In Kenya Amateshe is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 57 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 41 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Amateshe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Amateshe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amates86278/
Amatiesei82126/
Amateesei8234/
Amateis80724/
Ammates8052/
Amateze8017/
Aimates803/
Amateus802/
Amattes801/
Omatese801/
Amaties801/
Amateaze75419/
Amatteis75121/
Omoteshe7512/
Amatheus755/
Amathesa754/
Amatheis751/
Amatasee751/
Amatex716/
Amatis716/
Amatez714/
Hamatasih713/
Amotes711/
Amateaz67403/
Omotese67185/
Gamatis67130/
Amathis6754/
Amaitis678/
Aimatis678/
Amatosi677/
Amatych676/
Amatase671/
Amastis671/
Ammatex671/

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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 Amateshe
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