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Where Does The Last Name Amo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Amo (Arabic: آمو, Georgian: ამო, Hindi: आमो, Marathi: अमो, Tibetan: ཨ་མོ།) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Amô or Amò. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 15,309^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 200,251 people. Amo occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Amo live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 41,989^th most common first name in the world, borne by 17,316 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 15,378 people, or 1 in 1,757. Beside Ghana Amo exists in 107 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.

Amo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Amo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Amo surname expanded 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (92%) in Lebanon and Christian (69%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Amo last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Amo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $25,031,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $51,366 CAD per year.