Ameo Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ameo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ameo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8291:47,0925,801
Ivory Coast721:320,43411,797
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Solomon Islands271:21,4834,219
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ameo (89) may also be a first name.

Ameo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ameo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ameo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ameo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ameo is the 341,330th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. The surname Ameo is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ameo are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name Ameo is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 829 people, or 1 in 47,092. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 38 percent are found, Soroti District, where 34 percent are found and Amuria District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Ameo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ameo last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Ameo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ameho892,568/
Gameo892,036/
Ameao8925/
Ahmeo8918/
Aimeo8915/
Hameo894/
Ameoz893/
Ameou892/
Ameos891/
Ameoi891/
Ameop891/
Ame'o891/
Amieo891/
Aemeo891/
Asmeo891/
Ameeo891/
Ameot890/
Amehou80296/
Hameho8019/
Amehoy804/
Hameeo803/
Amegio803/
Amejio803/
Ameoha803/
Amejjo801/
Heameo801/
Ahmeod801/
Amehos801/
Asmeou801/
Aumieo801/
Ameyio801/
Hammeo801/
Ammeoo801/
Ameoch801/
Ahameo801/
Amio752,039/
Amea751,067/
Omeo7546/
Emeo7528/
Amjo7521/
Amyo7514/
Amejjod734/
Amehoos733/
Hammieo731/
Ameijoa731/
Ahameoy731/
Ahameou731/
Hameiyo731/
Hamieou731/
Hameoud731/
Ameha6718,585/
Gamio6712,740/
Amiot678,501/
Amyot673,338/
Amejjoud67588/
Aumio67452/
Homeo67151/
Hamio6776/
Ahmea6751/
Ameah6747/
Hamea6739/
Gomeo6725/
Amijo6716/
Amjod6715/
Ahmio6711/
Eumeo6711/
Aemio679/
Amyoo678/
Amjos675/
Hamjo673/
Hamyo673/
Amyos673/
Amioo673/
Hemeo673/
Aimyo672/
Amgio671/
Amjgo671/
Amjoh671/
Omgeo671/
Amyop671/
Atmjo671/
Omeho671/
Emeou671/
Ameea671/
Omeao671/
Gamyo671/
Aimea671/
Aimio671/
Amjea671/
Amiho671/
Amioa671/
Amios671/
Ammio671/
Emeoh671/
Aamyo671/

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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 Ameo
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