Ameyah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ameyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ameyah (9) may also be a first name.
Ameyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ameyah is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameyah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ameyah is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ameyah live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ameyah is also the 3,941,740th most common given name globally, borne by 9 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Ameyah is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Ameyah
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