Amcham Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amcham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amcham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Amcham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amcham occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amcham? popularity and diffusion

Amcham is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Amcham reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name Amcham is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and China, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amtcham9232/
Amchame922/
Amham914/
Amcam913/
Gamtcham861/
Amkham83977/
Amchan8356/
Amsham8312/
Amchom8310/
Ancham839/
Emcham837/
Amhamd834/
Amhame832/
Amhham831/
Ahmdchahm801/
Amchang77123/
Emchaum7740/
Aimkham7731/
Aincham7717/
Aimchan7713/
Eamkham778/
Hamchan777/
Eamchan776/
Ağamcam774/
Aumchan773/
Homcham773/
Amnchan773/
Aumkham772/
Eamchom772/
Gamsham771/
Aumchom771/
Anscham771/
Amchoum771/
Amzaham771/
Aimchom771/
Amchand771/
Hancham770/
Achemchame751/
Amhan73352/
Amsam73111/
Amjam7324/
Amzam7317/
Amcan735/
Amhom734/
Eamchang715/
Hamchang713/
Homchaam713/
Hgamkham712/
Eamchome712/
Hamchand712/
Aimchain711/
Homchaim711/
Aumchang711/
Amhachem711/
Hamchane711/
Amhaamne711/
Hanscham711/
Homchaum711/
Anchan676,193/
Oncham67633/
Amshan67455/
Hamcan6772/
Gamsam6751/
Ankham6751/
Amhoum6748/
Haimchand6736/
Anchom6725/
Amdcom6720/
Amkhan6716/
Anjham677/
Omkham676/
Homchaaim675/
Amhane675/
Amhand674/
Amsiam674/
Amhang674/
Heamchand674/
Amsamh674/
Amtsam673/
Haymchand672/
Amsamk672/
Amnjam672/
Eamhom671/
Ansham671/
Aamsam671/
Amgiam671/
Amhajn671/
Amheim671/
Amjaam671/
Omchom671/
Ahmhan671/
Aamjam671/
Ammhan671/
Amsame671/
Omchan671/
Hamcom670/

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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 Amcham
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