Ammah Surname
Approximately 3,865 people bear this surname
Ammah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,355 | 1:11,474 | 1,518 |
| Indonesia | 301 | 1:439,366 | 36,688 |
| Lebanon | 276 | 1:20,424 | 2,468 |
| Nigeria | 190 | 1:932,330 | 40,120 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Jordan | 117 | 1:75,576 | 6,196 |
| Malaysia | 110 | 1:268,129 | 14,980 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Mauritania | 36 | 1:113,746 | 6,801 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Palestine | 30 | 1:151,628 | 8,274 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Ammah (1,975) may also be a first name.
Ammah Demographics
Ammah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ammah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ammah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ammah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺎﻩ) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ammah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ammah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ammah is the 118,939th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,885,523 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Ammah reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 170,317th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,975 people.
Ammah is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,355 people, or 1 in 11,474. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Lebanon, where 7 percent reside.
Ammah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Druze (63%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ammah surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ammah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning $39,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $46,190 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ammah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ammah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺎﻩ | amah | 42.86 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﻩ | mah | 42.86 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻩ | amah | 7.14 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻩ | amah | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Ammah
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