Amoak Surname

231,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amoak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amoak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,7321:15,6012,007
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Amoak (228) may also be a first name.

Amoak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amoak is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amoak is the 231,788th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,181,036 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amoak are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amoak is also the 594,918th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 228 people.

The surname Amoak is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 15,601. Apart from Ghana Amoak is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amouak9112/
Amoake912/
Amouake831/
Amoag803/
Amoakowa772/
Amoaková771/
Omoake73199/
Amaoke7313/
Amouag732/
Omoakhe6726/
Gammoac674/
Hamaock671/
Amouague621/
Amoohagh621/
Emoag601/
Amaoq601/
Amoyoc55103/
Amojog551/
Emaouk551/
Aimaoq551/
Omoague501/
Gomoľák501/

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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
  • 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 Amoak
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