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 is found most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Amaw occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Amaw live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Amaw is most common in: Delhi, where 60 percent live, Meghalaya, where 20 percent live and Mizoram, where 20 percent live. Not including India this surname exists 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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