Ameh Surname
Approximately 79,589 people bear this surname
Ameh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77,027 | 1:2,300 | 299 |
| Ghana | 1,247 | 1:21,669 | 2,663 |
| Cameroon | 620 | 1:33,498 | 4,517 |
| Indonesia | 308 | 1:429,380 | 36,011 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Ameh (11,744) may also be a first name.
Ameh Demographics
Average Ameh Salary in
United States
$48,597 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ameh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ameh (Marathi: अमेह) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ameh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,132nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 91,565 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ameh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 55,006th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 11,744 people.
Ameh is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77,027 people, or 1 in 2,300. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 31 percent reside, Kogi, where 25 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Ameh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ameh last name is primarily Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ameh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ameh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $45,786 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameh in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेह | ameha | - |
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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 Ameh
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