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.
Amoako Demographics
Average Male Amoako Height
174.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Amoako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amoako is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoako? popularity and diffusion
Amoako is the 6,995th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,943 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amoako are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 81,860th most numerous first name globally, held by 6,442 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 79,247 people, or 1 in 341. Excluding Ghana it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Amoako Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amoako last name are 27.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.28% registered to vote for the 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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