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) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amecha.
How Common Is The Last Name Amecha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname Amecha is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Amecha reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 235,780th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,140 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 135,425. In Kenya Amecha is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 38 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 35 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found. Besides Kenya Amecha is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Amecha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Amecha last name is chiefly 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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