Amave Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Amave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Amave (20) may also be a first name.

Amave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amave occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Amave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amave? popularity and diffusion

Amave is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Amave occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Amave are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

It is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 67 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 11 percent reside and Collines Department, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amavet91130/
Amavie9139/
Gamave9119/
Amaveu919/
Asmave912/
Ameave912/
Amavey911/
Amaveh911/
Amaive911/
Amavesh832/
Asmeave831/
Ameyave831/
Amoyave831/
Amavi806,389/
Amawe80290/
Amove80148/
Amabe80116/
Amava8050/
Amavy8020/
Omave8010/
Amive801/
Ameve801/
Amehavie773/
Hamabe735,649/
Amabed73367/
Amawhe73331/
Amahwe73285/
Amawei73163/
Amaweh7381/
Gamabe7357/
Amaiwe7350/
Hamawe7346/
Amabie7343/
Hamavi7329/
Amavio7313/
Hamava7313/
Gamove738/
Hamove736/
Gomave736/
Amavhi735/
Amevie735/
Amaibe734/
Amovea734/
Asmavi733/
Amavis733/
Amabep732/
Amieve732/
Hemave732/
Amovie732/
Omavie732/
Amover732/
Amawea732/
Aimava732/
Ameabe732/
Emaive731/
Amavit731/
Ammavi731/
Aemavi731/
Amawed731/
Amauwe731/
Aimabe731/
Amavih731/
Amawer731/
Amawey731/
Amahbe731/
Amabea731/
Aumavi731/
Aymava731/
Ammabe731/
Amavha731/
Amaawe731/
Asmavy731/
Amabes731/
Ammava731/
Amasue730/
Amahoue6733/
Amaihwe6720/
Amoyavi6720/
Amiyava678/
Gammabe676/
Hammawe675/
Amoiavi675/
Asmasbe674/
Asmabee674/
Amawoue672/
Haumava671/
Haimove671/
Aasmavi671/
Amavaya671/
Amaweed671/
Amhabee671/
Hamajwe671/
Amaiebi671/
Amaewei671/
Hamaibe671/
Ahamavi671/
Amayebi671/
Amayoue671/
Amahava671/
Amaibei671/
Amaibie671/
Amuovie671/
Amauwhe671/
Aimahwe671/
Asmawee671/

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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 Amave
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