Amatun Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amatun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amatun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3341:116,88411,233
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
India121:63,922,115578,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amatun (2,896) may also be a first name.

Amatun Last Name Facts

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

Amatun (Bengali: আমাতুন, Hindi: अमतुन, Marathi: अमातुन, Oriya: ଅମାତୁନ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amatun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amatun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 711,133rd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Amatun live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amatun is also the 135,011th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 2,896 people.

The surname Amatun is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 116,884. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nakapiripirit District, where 50 percent reside, Napak District, where 34 percent reside and Moroto District, where 15 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asmatun9212/
Ajmatun926/
Aimatun924/
Hamatun924/
Ammatun921/
Amahatun8610/
Hasmatun866/
Asmaatun863/
Hamathun861/
Ammathun861/
Amaton83630/
Ametun8318/
Amatón832/
Amotun832/
Amatum831/
Ematun831/
Asmahatun8013/
Asmatoune801/
Gammatoun801/
Amaitum77435/
Amatton7721/
Hamaton7715/
Amathon776/
Amatoon771/
Hamotun771/
Amathum771/
Hematun771/
Hametun771/
Amachtoune751/
Amhathon71259/
Amoutoun7126/
Hatmatum714/
Hammaton712/
Amaatoon711/
Hemathun711/
Omatum6712/
Amotum672/
Omotun672/
Haemothun671/
Amoton671/

Amatun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amatun in the Bengali language
আমাতুনamatuna-
Amatun in the Hindi language
अमतुनamatuna76.23
अमतूनamatuna13.93
अमातुनamatuna8.2
आमतूनamatuna0.82
अमातूनamatuna0.82
Amatun in the Marathi language
अमातुनamatuna66.67
मानmana33.33
Amatun in the Oriya language
ଅମାତୁନamatuna64.32
ଆମାତୁନamatuna22.11
ଅମାତୁନ୍amatun10.55
ଆମାତୁନ୍amatun2.01
ଅମତୁନamatuna0.5
ଆମତୁନamatuna0.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amatun
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