Amech Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Amech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 33 | 1:124,087 | 7,273 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Amech (11) may also be a first name.
Amech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amech Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amech (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺶ, Marathi: अमेच, Russian: Амеч) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amech? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Amech is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Amech are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
Amech is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 124,087. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 52 percent live, Brakna Region, where 21 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 21 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amech Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amech in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेच | ameca | - |
| Amech in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﺶ | amsh | 77.78 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﺶ | amsh | 22.22 |
| Amech in the Russian language | ||
| Амеч | amec | - |
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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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- 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 Amech
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