Among Surname
Approximately 23,090 people bear this surname
Among Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21,943 | 1:1,779 | 259 |
| Malaysia | 342 | 1:86,240 | 6,025 |
| Philippines | 201 | 1:503,673 | 59,029 |
| Indonesia | 193 | 1:685,229 | 53,355 |
| India | 149 | 1:5,148,090 | 127,785 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Among (3,711) may also be a first name.
Among Demographics
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Among Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Among Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Among (Hindi: अमोंग, Oriya: ଅମଂ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Among? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,455th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 315,615 people. Among is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Among live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,682nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 3,711 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 21,943 people, or 1 in 1,779. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kumi District, where 9 percent live, Lira District, where 9 percent live and Bukedea District, where 8 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Among Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Among last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.
Among earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $51,384 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Among Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Among in the Hindi language | ||
| अमोंग | amonga | - |
| Among in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମଂ | amam | - |
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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 Among
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