Amazigh Surname
Approximately 4,584 people bear this surname
Amazigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3,476 | 1:9,918 | 1,391 |
| Algeria | 1,019 | 1:37,911 | 6,862 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Amazigh (624) may also be a first name.
Amazigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amazigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amazigh is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Amazigh.
How Common Is The Last Name Amazigh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 102,688th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,589,779 people. The last name Amazigh occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amazigh are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 333,643rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 624 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 3,476 people, or 1 in 9,918. Beside Morocco this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 22 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazig | 92 | 6 | / |
| Amozigh | 86 | 27 | / |
| Amacigh | 86 | 15 | / |
| Amezigh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amazieg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amazaig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amajigh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amazihg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amachigh | 80 | 509 | / |
| Amouzigh | 80 | 308 | / |
| Oumazigh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Amasig | 77 | 174 | / |
| Amozig | 77 | 108 | / |
| Amazik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaichigh | 75 | 23 | / |
| Amashiegh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ammouzigh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Amaishegh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amachicgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amazike | 71 | 35 | / |
| Amozieg | 71 | 29 | / |
| Amasegh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Amezegh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amacihg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamasig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amashegh | 67 | 261 | / |
| Amouzegh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amazuike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamasegh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amazigh
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