Amavasy Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Amavasy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Amavasy (50) may also be a first name.
Amavasy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amavasy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amavasy (Hindi: अमावस्या) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amavasy.
How Common Is The Last Name Amavasy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Amavasy live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Amavasy is also the 1,412,538th most frequent forename in the world, held by 50 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 64 percent reside, Selangor, where 27 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 39 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amavassy | 93 | 165 | / |
| Amavasay | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ammavasy | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ammavasey | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amavasaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amavasi | 86 | 55 | / |
| Amavase | 86 | 17 | / |
| Amavasa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Amawasy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ammavasi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Amavasai | 80 | 33 | / |
| Amavasee | 80 | 23 | / |
| Amavashi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ammavasa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahmavasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amavasha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ammavasai | 75 | 24 | / |
| Amabasa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Amawasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amabasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amawasai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amabassa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amawasee | 67 | 1 | / |
Amavasy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amavasy in the Hindi language | ||
| अमावस्या | amavasya | - |
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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 Amavasy
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