Amayo Surname
Approximately 12,027 people bear this surname
Amayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,878 | 1:10,067 | 1,716 |
| Mexico | 3,100 | 1:40,041 | 2,288 |
| Nigeria | 2,503 | 1:70,772 | 5,107 |
| Kenya | 999 | 1:46,226 | 4,771 |
| Peru | 454 | 1:70,009 | 5,193 |
| United States | 229 | 1:1,582,790 | 106,555 |
| Benin | 155 | 1:66,681 | 8,149 |
| Argentina | 134 | 1:318,981 | 25,304 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Philippines | 71 | 1:1,425,890 | 102,315 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Japan | 66 | 1:1,937,035 | 27,402 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 22 | 1:2,171,549 | 12,645 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Amayo (476) may also be a first name.
Amayo Demographics
Average Amayo Salary in
United States
$36,887 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amayo (Hindi: अमयो) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amayo.
How Common Is The Last Name Amayo? popularity and diffusion
Amayo is the 43,285th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 605,932 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Amayo are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 26 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Amayo is also the 389,954th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 476 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,878 people, or 1 in 10,067. In Uganda Amayo is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 21 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 11 percent live and Soroti District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda Amayo exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 21 percent live.
Amayo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amayo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Amayo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Amayo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,548 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning $19,268,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.51% less than the national average, earning $36,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.79% less than the national average, earning $41,838 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amayo in the Hindi language | ||
| अमयो | amayo | - |
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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 Amayo
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