Amko Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Amko (165) may also be a first name.

Amko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amko (Hindi: अमको, Russian: Амко) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Amko.

How Common Is The Last Name Amko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Amko is predominantly found in Oceania, where 32 percent of Amko live; 32 percent live in Oceania Islands and 32 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Amko is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 165 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 53 percent reside, Madang, where 40 percent reside and East New Britain, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amkoa89103/
Hamko8958/
Gamko8944/
Ammko896/
Amkou895/
Aimko892/
Amkod891/
Amkoh891/
Amkoy891/
Amkhot80162/
Amkoot8031/
Gamkou809/
Gamkoh806/
Amkohe802/
Amkoud801/
Amkosh801/
Hamkgo801/
Emko75675/
Amco75236/
Amka75218/
Omko752/
Amkoush7316/
Aimkhot731/
Hamkoud731/
Hamka674,956/
Amkha671,073/
Homko67151/
Gamco67121/
Hamco67111/
Gamka6797/
Hamkó6748/
Hemko6724/
Amkeu6717/
Aamco6710/
Amkka679/
Gomko678/
Ahmka676/
Aumka675/
Amcco674/
Omkoh673/
Aimco672/
Amkap672/
Amkau672/
Ammka671/
Omkot671/
Eamco671/
Amcuo671/
Oemko671/
Omkoy671/
Amcoa671/
Amkhouch671/
Amcos671/
Amhco671/
Amgco671/
Asmco671/
Amcot670/

Amko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amko in the Hindi language
अमकोamako-
Amko in the Russian language
Амкоamko-

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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
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  • 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 Amko
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