Amathu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
India51:153,413,076951,030

Amathu (73) may also be a first name.

Amathu Last Name Facts

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

Amathu (Arabic: اماثو, Hindi: अमथु, Marathi: अमथु) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amathu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Amathu live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 73 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Amathu is mostly found in: Zombo District, where 73 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside and Masindi District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Amathu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Amathu Last Name Statistics demography

Amathu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.48% more than the national average, earning R 336,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahmathu926/
Amathus921/
Amatheu921/
Amgathu921/
Hamathu921/
Gamathu921/
Amatu911,472/
Ahamathu8612/
Gammathu866/
Amatheus865/
Haimathu863/
Amatthut862/
Hammathu861/
Amatus831,200/
Hamatu83349/
Ahmatu8385/
Amatou8364/
Amatud8318/
Ammatu837/
Aimatu834/
Amatau834/
Asmatu834/
Amateu833/
Ajmatu833/
Amastu832/
Amatui831/
Amethu831/
Gamatu831/
Amatuj831/
Amautu831/
Aematu831/
Omathu831/
Amattu831/
Ahamatu77990/
Amgothu77902/
Hamatou77205/
Hamateu77122/
Haamatu7753/
Ameethu7734/
Hammatu7716/
Amatous7711/
Gammatu7710/
Haimatu7710/
Gaimatu776/
Hamadtu774/
Ahmatou774/
Gamatou773/
Hamethu773/
Ammatou773/
Aimatou773/
Amahatu773/
Amateus772/
Hamatui772/
Asmatou772/
Emathou771/
Hamaatu771/
Ammatau771/
Amattou771/
Amouthu771/
Ametu735,657/
Omatu73215/
Ematu73104/
Amotu739/
Amatouch7152/
Aamgothu7141/
Ahammatu717/
Ahamatou716/
Hamadtou715/
Amattous714/
Hamgothu714/
Hasmatou712/
Hammatou712/
Haumatou711/
Amahtuis711/
Hamattou711/
Amgouthu711/
Amgoothu711/
Hamastou711/
Haamatou711/
Amahtout711/
Amgotu67192/
Amattouch67138/
Hematu6716/
Oumatu678/
Emeatu675/
Amatoe675/
Asmotu674/
Gamotu672/
Ammetu672/
Amuotu672/
Amotau672/
Amatoo671/
Ahamatusp671/
Gomatu671/
Omatou671/
Ahmotu671/
Ammotu671/
Hametu671/

Amathu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amathu in the Marathi language
अमथुamathu-
Amathu in the Hindi language
अमथुamathu53.85
अमथूamathu46.15
Amathu in the Arabic language
اماثوamathw-

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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 Amathu
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