Amavo Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Amavo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amavo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast401:576,78117,373
Benin201:516,78033,864
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amavo (14) may also be a first name.

Amavo Last Name Facts

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

Amavo has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amavo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Amavo reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amavo is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 14 people.

This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 576,781. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Lagunes District, where 53 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 40 percent reside and Zanzan District, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamavo91193/
Aïmavo9199/
Aimavo9190/
Aîmavo9114/
Amavgo911/
Amavou911/
Ahmavuo8319/
Gammavo838/
Amaivou831/
Gamavou831/
Amevo803,645/
Amabo801,450/
Amawo80192/
Amava8050/
Amovo801/
Omavo801/
Amaeva731,257/
Amevoh73634/
Amaboh73223/
Gomavo73152/
Amabuo73114/
Homavo7355/
Amabou7340/
Gamabo7332/
Hamabo7331/
Asmava7329/
Amaabo7323/
Amahbo7314/
Hamava7313/
Amavat7310/
Amabos7310/
Amasuo7310/
Amajuo7310/
Amaveu739/
Amawou738/
Amaboa734/
Amavah733/
Gamava733/
Amabod732/
Aimava732/
Amavad732/
Amanpo732/
Amavas732/
Amaibo732/
Amaboo731/
Amawoh731/
Hamawo731/
Aimabo731/
Ammava731/
Amabgo731/
Amawoo731/
Amavha731/
Omavoh731/
Aymava731/
Amabot731/
Amawoa731/
Gamovo731/
Houmavo67494/
Gaimava67255/
Ammaeva67197/
Amaiwou6743/
Goumavo6728/
Aimabou6714/
Hamavat679/
Hamaeva678/
Ahmaeva677/
Hamabou677/
Hamayuo675/
Amaubuo673/
Amajuoy673/
Amaibgo673/
Gamabou672/
Gaymava671/
Aimaeva671/
Hamavas671/
Haumava671/
Amavash671/
Amaibou671/
Amouvou671/
Aumaeva671/
Haamabo671/
Amaboha671/
Amahabo671/
Ahamava671/
Amahava671/
Amahbou671/
Amaiboh671/
Amabood671/
Amhaboh671/
Ammaboa671/
Aïmabou671/
Amuovoh671/
Hamaboa671/

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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
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  • 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 Amavo
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