Amaukwu Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Amaukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 254 | 1:697,412 | 32,206 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amaukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amaukwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaukwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amaukwu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 47 percent are found, Rivers, where 11 percent are found and Abia, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Amaukwu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amukwu | 92 | 24 | / |
| Amakwu | 92 | 14 | / |
| Amaugwu | 86 | 100 | / |
| Amaikwu | 86 | 100 | / |
| Amankwu | 86 | 53 | / |
| Amuukwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amackwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amatkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amachkwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Amaizkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaikkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omakwu | 77 | 499 | / |
| Omukwu | 77 | 336 | / |
| Emakwu | 77 | 217 | / |
| Amagwu | 77 | 169 | / |
| Amokwu | 77 | 161 | / |
| Amugwu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Emaikwu | 71 | 1,976 | / |
| Omaikwu | 71 | 57 | / |
| Amangwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amaghwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gomakwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omeukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omuikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eimakwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emmaikwu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Amahagwu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Amauegbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emujekwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omayekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emayikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emmuikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amagwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amujogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amaukwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis