Amazu Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
Amazu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 785 | 1:225,660 | 13,265 |
| Uganda | 148 | 1:263,779 | 19,248 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Amazu (72) may also be a first name.
Amazu Demographics
Average Amazu Salary in
United States
$39,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amazu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amazu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amazu (Marathi: अमजु) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amazu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 366,594th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. Amazu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Amazu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most common first name globally It is held by 72 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 785 people, or 1 in 225,660. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Abia, where 16 percent reside and Enugu, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Amazu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amazu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Amazu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning $39,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amazu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amazu in the Marathi language | ||
| अमजु | amaju | - |
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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 Amazu
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