Amkasa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amkasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amkasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Amkasa Last Name Facts

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

Amkasa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amkasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Amkasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Amkasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amkasa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Amkasa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Amkasa is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found.

Amkasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Amkasa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amkasai925/
Amkasay921/
Amkhasai863/
Aimkosa7713/
Amkassou71239/
Amkarzai711/
Amkaseer711/
Emkosa67358/
Amcase671/
Amcajas621/
Amkachi621/
Amccasi621/
Amcassou579/
Hamkache576/
Amkachou574/
Amqatshi572/
Amkatchi571/
Homkachai531/
Houmkatsou504/
Houmkassou502/
Omcaso501/
Homkhachat501/
Amkozo501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Amkasa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis