Amoaku Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amoaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amoaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Amoaku Last Name Facts

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

Amoaku occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoaku? popularity and diffusion

Amoaku is the 344,115th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,842,766 people. The last name Amoaku is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amoaku reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Amoaku is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Excluding Ghana this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amoakuh9212/
Amoakou923/
Amouakou8618/
Omoaku836/
Amaoku832/
Hamaoku777/
Omoaiku771/
Omoiyaku711/
Omoijakhu6747/
Omojiakhu673/
Omogiakhu671/
Oumgouakeu635/
Omoijiakhu633/

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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 Amoaku
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