Amoateng Surname

41,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amoateng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amoateng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,2611:2,204358
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
England1081:515,90832,533
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Amoateng (623) may also be a first name.

Amoateng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amoateng occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoateng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,390th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 577,506 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amoateng reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amoateng is also the 333,939th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 623 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 12,261 people, or 1 in 2,204. Beside Ghana this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Amoateng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amoateng last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amoateng earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.71% less than the national average, earning 236,327 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning $35,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $47,713 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amoaten9310/
Amoatemg882/
Amoaceng881/
Omoateng881/
Amaoteng881/
Amoang863/
Amoatin80582/
Ammoang801/
Amoan7786/
Amoasing751/
Gamoan714,711/
Amouan71358/
Hamoan71180/
Aamoan7117/
Amohan7113/
Amaong715/
Aymoan711/
Amojong673,639/
Gamoaan6723/
Amoyong6722/
Amouane6719/
Gamhoan6712/
Hamouan6710/
Amohuan677/
Gaamoan675/
Ahamoan675/
Gamooan674/
Gomoang673/
Aimouan672/
Aimaong671/
Hamoaan671/
Aaimoan671/
Amoiean671/
Amohean671/
Aimohan671/

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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 Amoateng
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