Amitava Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Amitava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amitava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Amitava (16,100) may also be a first name.

Amitava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amitava (Bengali: অমিতাভ, Hindi: अमितावा, Marathi: अिमतवा, Oriya: ଅମିତାଭ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amitava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Amitava is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Amitava are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,237th most widespread first name internationally, held by 16,100 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 24 percent live, West Bengal, where 24 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Japan, where 4 percent live.

Amitava Last Name Statistics demography

Amitava earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amitaeva932/
Gamitavai881/
Amitova86322/
Amitaba8618/
Amitavo861/
Hamitova80492/
Gamitave80132/
Ametavad8053/
Gamitavi8017/
Ametaeva8013/
Hamiteva8010/
Amitabha809/
Hamitaba807/
Gamitova807/
Amitabai805/
Amutaeva801/
Aimetava801/
Amitabhai751,051/
Amithabha751/
Hamutaeva751/
Ametova718,755/
Amutova7187/
Ametawa7119/
Amytova7113/
Ametave7111/
Amitabi714/
Gamitabhai713/
Emitova713/
Ameteva713/
Emetava711/
Amitová711/
Ahmetova675,690/
Aymetova67633/
Amyotova6721/
Asmetova6720/
Aimetova6714/
Hamutova676/
Ometaeva675/
Omiotova674/
Hametova672/
Gametova672/
Ameteeva671/
Ametawad671/
Emutaeva671/

Amitava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amitava in the Bengali language
অমিতাভamitabha-
Amitava in the Oriya language
ଅମିତାଭamitabha90
ଅମିତାବamitaba10
Amitava in the Hindi language
अमितावाamitava40
अमितवाamitava13.33
अमितावamitava13.33
अमिताभamitabha13.33
अमिताषamitasa6.67
अमितव्यamitavya6.67
अमिताभाamitabha6.67
Amitava in the Marathi language
अिमतवाaimatava39.02
अिमतावाaimatava29.27
अिमतावaimatava18.29
अमीतवाamitava6.1
अमीतावाamitava2.44
आिमतवाaimatava1.22
अमीताभamitabha1.22
आिमतावाaimatava1.22
अिमटावाaimatava1.22

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Footnotes

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