Amegan Surname

66,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Amegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo6,5101:1,11395
Benin5931:17,4292,359
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
France871:763,48093,619
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Amégan (5) are calculated separately.

Amegan (363) may also be a first name.

Amegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amegan (Russian: Амеган) is found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Amégan. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,063rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 965,110 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amegan live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 456,894th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 363 people.

The surname is most frequent in Togo, where it is carried by 6,510 people, or 1 in 1,113. Beside Togo this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent are found and Gabon, where 3 percent are found.

Amegan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amegan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amegan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.94% less than the national average, earning $24,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amégan945/
Gamegan925/
Ameganh922/
Hamegan922/
Amegang921/
Amagan83768/
Amogan8391/
Omegan8374/
Amigan8329/
Amegam831/
Amegon831/
Amyghan7712/
Hamagan7712/
Ammigan779/
Homegan771/
Amigang771/
Amegoun771/
Gamigan771/
Amighan771/
Omeugan771/
Amaganh771/
Omeghan771/
Ammagan771/
Hamigan770/
Gamighan7130/
Ommegang7114/
Ammigand713/
Hammigan712/
Omeeghan712/
Amighand711/
Amegoune711/
Hamaghan710/
Amigon671,919/
Amagon67452/
Omigan67193/
Emogan6731/
Omogan6712/
Amigón6710/
O'Meeghan677/
Amogon674/
Ommeganck674/
Emagan672/
Omagan672/
Omegon671/
Hamoighan671/
Emigan671/
Hemeghean670/

Amegan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amegan in the Russian language
Амеганamegan-

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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 Amegan
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