Amiwi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amiwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amiwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Amiwi (7) may also be a first name.

Amiwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amiwi is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amiwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amiwi is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Amiwi reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Amiwi is also the 4,548,448th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Amiwi is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent are found and Mexico, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amiwui911/
Hamiwi911/
Amaiwai836/
Amoiwei831/
Amibi8029/
Amiwe8027/
Amivi8010/
Amuwi801/
Emiwi801/
Amewi801/
Amaibi73111/
Amaiwe7350/
Amibai7348/
Hamiwe7337/
Amiowe7315/
Gamivi739/
Ameibi736/
Hamibi735/
Amioui734/
Hamiwa734/
Amoibi732/
Hamewi731/
Amiweh731/
Aimibi731/
Amaiwa731/
Amivie731/
Amijwa731/
Amoiwe731/
Hamioui67902/
Amibhai6720/
Amaihwe6720/
Hamaiwa6719/
Ammibai6713/
Hamibai677/
Hamijui674/
Ammioui672/
Amhiboi671/
Hamisui671/
Hamoibi671/
Hamaibi671/
Ammibhi671/
Amaibei671/

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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 Amiwi
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