Amatete Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amatete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amatete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Amatete Last Name Facts

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

Amatete occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Amatete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amatete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amatete live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Amatete is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 92 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 7 percent reside and Machakos County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya Amatete occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hammatete881/
Amateta86199/
Omatete86113/
Amatite8683/
Ematete864/
Hamatheite826/
Amatetti8043/
Amatiste8014/
Ammathet806/
Hamatite802/
Omatet7715/
Aimatetti751/
Omathethe751/
Omotete71265/
Hamatit71155/
Omateta719/
Amatita719/
Ometete714/
Ematate711/
Ammated711/
Amatead711/
Emotete711/
Amataiti6739/
Aimatati673/
Hamattit672/
Ametetti672/
Hematite671/
Ammatyot671/
Aimatita671/
Gaumatit671/
Hamatita671/
Houmatet671/
Omotetei671/

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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 Amatete
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