Amaziah Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Amaziah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amaziah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Amaziah (465) may also be a first name.

Amaziah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amaziah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaziah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Amaziah live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 465 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 42 percent reside, Gombe, where 19 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 12 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Amaziah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amaziah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Amaziah last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amazah9256/
Ameziah8631/
Hamazah8612/
Amazaih861/
Amaza832,972/
Ahmadzah8029/
Ajmaizah801/
Hamaza772,878/
Amaiza7768/
Ahmaza7720/
Amazai7716/
Amazay778/
Amacia775/
Amezah774/
Amazei773/
Amadza773/
Amazoi772/
Amaaza772/
Amazaj771/
Amazea771/
Amaeza771/
Ameaza771/
Amazau771/
Aumaza771/
Hamezah71180/
Amaitsa7190/
Amacias7113/
Amadsah7113/
Ahmadza719/
Amaaica716/
Hammaza716/
Amadzai715/
Hamaiza714/
Hamaeza713/
Ahmazai712/
Amaicha712/
Amatsah712/
Amacaha711/
Hamozah711/
Hamazaj711/
Amatsia711/
Emaizah711/
Amoozah711/
Hamazai711/
Homazah711/
Ahmadzai6723,995/
Amaca671,196/
Amazo67678/
Amaachou67136/
Ahmadzay6758/
Omaza6715/
Emaza6711/
Hamadzai676/
Ahmadzoi676/
Ahmadzaj675/
Ahmadzei674/
Ahmadsah673/
Ajmadzai672/
Ahamaica671/
Hamadzay671/
Hamaicha671/
Ammadzay671/
Amadzhei671/
Ahmatsah671/
Amadshah671/

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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 Amaziah
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