Amgba Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amgba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amgba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Amgba (21) may also be a first name.

Amgba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amgba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amgba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amgba reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

Amgba is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria Amgba is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 48 percent reside, Delta, where 30 percent reside and Benue, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amgbah9126/
Amgbea917/
Amgbas911/
Hamgba911/
Ahmgba911/
Amgbaa911/
Aamgba911/
Ahamgba8393/
Asimgba8315/
Gamgbai831/
Omgba808,982/
Angba801,576/
Amgbo8036/
Emgba8030/
Amgbe8015/
Amgbi808/
Amgua802/
Amgwa802/
Amgbaaye771/
Ahaamgba771/
Gangba73210/
Angbaa73187/
Angbau73151/
Angbas73109/
Angbea7373/
Angbah7336/
Aingba7314/
Ahngba737/
Angbai737/
Gamgbe736/
Gamgbo734/
Gomgba733/
Hangba733/
Omgbai733/
Amgwah731/
Aimgbe731/
Amguas731/
Angbay731/
Omgbah731/
Anhgba731/
Amghua731/
Ahangba671,652/
Otimgba6757/
Asingba6749/
Amengwa6728/
Gangbai6717/
Gangbay6710/
Omengba678/
Amingbo678/
Angbash677/
Asengba675/
Amengbe674/
Gomgbay674/
Atingba672/
Otemgba672/
Gomgbah672/
Homgbai671/
Amengua671/
Ahungba671/
Angbeah671/
Omingba671/
Gahmgbe671/

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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 Amgba
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