Amoako Surname
Approximately 81,024 people bear this surname
Amoako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 79,247 | 1:341 | 38 |
| United States | 665 | 1:545,051 | 45,128 |
| England | 440 | 1:126,632 | 12,659 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Amoako (6,442) may also be a first name.
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Amoako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amoako occurs most in Ghana. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoako? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amoako is the 6,995th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 89,943 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amoako reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amoako is also the 81,860th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 6,442 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 79,247 people, or 1 in 341. Not including Ghana this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Amoako Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Amoako last name are 27.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.28% being registered with the political party.
The amount Amoako earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning 289,863 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.36% more than the national average, earning R 328,788 per year; in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $44,543 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoakoh | 92 | 4,374 | / |
| Amoakoa | 92 | 1,111 | / |
| Amoakou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Amoakho | 92 | 2 | / |
| Amoakoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amoacko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amouakou | 86 | 18 | / |
| Amoaka | 83 | 22 | / |
| Amaoko | 83 | 21 | / |
| Omoako | 83 | 5 | / |
| Amoakaa | 77 | 63 | / |
| Amoakah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amoaico | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amouaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amoakas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaokoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamahoko | 71 | 102 | / |
| Amooakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houmoako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omoaka | 67 | 1,113 | / |
| Amaoka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Omaoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amouackah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamaoka | 62 | 9,083 | / |
| Omoyoko | 62 | 34 | / |
| Amaouka | 62 | 31 | / |
| Omoakah | 62 | 14 | / |
| Omojoko | 62 | 11 | / |
| Omoakha | 62 | 6 | / |
| Omouaka | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gamaoka | 62 | 2 | / |
| Omohoko | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omahoko | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omoakas | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hamaouka | 57 | 2 | / |
| Hoimoaka | 57 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Amoako
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