Amelye Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Amelye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 143 | 1:370,221 | 27,074 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Amelye (438) may also be a first name.
Amelye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amelye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amelye is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amelye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Amelye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amelye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Amelye is also the 409,668th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 438 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 57 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammelye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ameliye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amelaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amelie | 83 | 466 | / |
| Ameley | 83 | 416 | / |
| Amelea | 83 | 46 | / |
| Amelee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amelay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ameliya | 77 | 530 | / |
| Amelhay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Amelier | 77 | 8 | / |
| Amelaya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ameilay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gameley | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ameleya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omeleye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amilaye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amesley | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hamelie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hameley | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamelee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamilye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gameleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amileye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amelayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amiloye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omeloye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameljie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameliea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homelye | 77 | 0 | / |
| Amealey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ameliyah | 71 | 100 | / |
| Hammeley | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ameiliya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Amelehia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ameeliya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amheloue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omielaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajmileye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamesley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gammelee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Amelai | 67 | 70 | / |
| Amilay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Omeley | 67 | 26 | / |
| Omelay | 67 | 23 | / |
| Amilee | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hasmelayu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gaaimeloe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Amelou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Omelie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amiley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hammesley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omelea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hameleusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amelía | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omelei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amelja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameliayip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amylee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Amelye
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