Ameyo Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Ameyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,119 | 1:41,269 | 4,325 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ameyo (4,714) may also be a first name.
Ameyo Demographics
Ameyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ameyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ameyo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ameyo is the 320,056th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. The last name Ameyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ameyo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ameyo is also the 99,754th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 4,714 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 41,269. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Ameyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ameyo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ameyo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year.
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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 Ameyo
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