Amelu Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Amelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Amelú (1) are calculated separately.
Amelu (21) may also be a first name.
Amelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amelu (Marathi: अमेलू) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur as: Amelú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amelu is the 778,856th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amelu are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Amelu is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 21 people.
Amelu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amelu in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेलू | amelu | 50 |
| अमेलु | amelu | 50 |
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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 Amelu
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