Amaw Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Amaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Amaw Last Name Facts

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

Amaw occurs most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Amaw reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Amaw is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Amaw is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 60 percent live, Meghalaya, where 20 percent live and Mizoram, where 20 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amawe89290/
Ammaw893/
Hamaw892/
Amgaw891/
Ahmaw891/
Amawhe80331/
Amaiwe8050/
Hamawe8046/
Aimauw8010/
Hatmaw805/
Hasmaw802/
Haymaw801/
Amauwe801/
Hammaw801/
Amaawe801/
Asmawt801/
Amow75310/
Amab7533/
Amaf7519/
Emaw758/
Amav752/
Omaw752/
Amaihwe7320/
Hammawe735/
Aimahwe731/
Amauwhe731/
Haammaw731/
Hamahaw731/
Hamajwe731/
Aumheaw731/
Hammhaw730/
Amafe67451/
Amowe6790/
Hamav6764/
Amova6753/
Ahmaf6753/
Hamab6753/
Amahb6750/
Ameab6745/
Amowa6743/
Hamaf6737/
Ameuw6719/
Omawe6714/
Ammab6711/
Ahmow678/
Amatv677/
Aamaf675/
Gamav674/
Amafh672/
Amabh672/
Hamow672/
Ammaf672/
Amadf672/
Aimab671/
Omasw671/
Homaw671/
Ehmaw671/
Amatf671/
Ammav671/
Ammow671/
Amaib671/
Ahmav671/
Osmaw671/
Amaaf671/
Oumaw671/
Amafs671/
Hemaw671/
Amafp671/
Ajmav671/
Emmaw671/
Aamow671/
Amaab671/

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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 Amaw
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