Amecha Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Amecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 341 | 1:135,425 | 11,086 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amecha (1,140) may also be a first name.
Amecha Demographics
Amecha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amecha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺸﻪ, Marathi: आमेचा) occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amecha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. Amecha occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Amecha are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 235,780th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,140 people.
The last name Amecha is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 135,425. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 38 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 35 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 24 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Amecha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Amecha surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amecha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amecha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﺸﻪ | mshh | - |
| Amecha in the Marathi language | ||
| आमेचा | ameca | - |
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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 Amecha
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