Amoo Surname

12,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amoo Surname User-submission:

The surname Amoo means 'firstborn' in Akan, the language of Ghana.

Amoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria27,2881:6,492786
Ghana10,8061:2,501400
Iran2,5921:29,6233,585
Uganda2,0611:18,9422,842
Kenya6481:71,2656,732
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England1071:520,73032,731
South Africa751:722,36951,132
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
India81:95,883,173728,828
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Amoo (2,559) may also be a first name.

Amoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Amoo means 'firstborn' in Akan, the language of Ghana.

- amunike

Amoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amoo (Marathi: अमोओ, Russian: Амоо) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,753rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 165,600 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Amoo reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 145,624th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 2,559 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27,288 people, or 1 in 6,492. In Nigeria Amoo is most common in: Oyo, where 35 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Osun, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.

Amoo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amoo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Amoo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (56%) in Nigeria.

The amount Amoo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 316.76% more than the national average, earning R 990,384 per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamoo891,219/
Amoos89210/
Amood8952/
Gamoo8942/
Amoot8936/
Amooe8935/
Aimoo8912/
Ahmoo897/
Amooa897/
Aamoo897/
Ajmoo895/
Ammoo894/
Amooz893/
Aumoo892/
Amooy891/
Atmoo891/
Amo8636,392/
Hamood803,363/
Hamooh80359/
Amooie80111/
Amooee8091/
Gammoo8033/
Aamoos8020/
Hamooz8012/
Amoosh809/
Aimood805/
Ammood802/
Aamoot802/
Gaumoo801/
Ammoot801/
Amoodh801/
Asmood801/
Hamoot801/
Hamooy801/
Aumoot801/
Amhooj801/
Amooyi801/
Hamhoo801/
Gahmoo801/
Amos75326,268/
Hamo7537,460/
Amoh7517,756/
Amou7516,540/
Gamo7510,709/
Amoa757,025/
Amod755,102/
Amoi753,869/
Aimo753,634/
Amoy752,924/
Aumo752,757/
Ammo751,710/
Emoo751,665/
Atmo751,260/
Amot751,012/
Amoe75884/
Omoo75623/
Asmo75592/
Aemo75590/
Amuo75274/
Aamo75161/
Ajmo75137/
Amoz75113/
Aymo75104/
Ahmo7563/
Amgo7550/
Amop755/
Amho755/
Eamo754/
Đamo751/
A'Mo751/
Amoj751/
Hammood7396/
Hamooyi7317/
Hamoodh736/
Hamoosh732/
Hamhood731/
Aahmood731/
Aimooch731/
Haymood730/
Hamou6720,247/
Amoit6717,712/
Gamou677,120/
Amoud673,384/
Hamoy672,083/
Hamod671,954/
Amoss671,547/
Amous671,297/
Hamoa671,288/
Hamot671,230/
Amouh671,217/
Ammou67995/
Aamot67908/
Hammo67689/
Aimos67671/
Amosh67575/
Amott67486/
Aamou67342/
Gamgo67314/
Asmod67303/
Hamos67294/
Hemoo67252/
Amouz67242/
Hamoh67202/
Aymoz67181/
Gammo67179/
Gaymo67168/
Aamod67167/
Aamos67150/
Ahmou67149/
Amouy67148/
Amodt67147/
Amout67141/
Haimo67136/
Ahamo67128/
Eimoo67122/
Gamoy67103/
Gaimo6790/
Gomoo6760/
Hahmo6758/
Aasmo6754/
Gamoi6753/
Ammos6748/
Hamoi6743/
Amohu6740/
Asmoi6737/
Asmot6736/
Aimou6736/
Aimoz6735/
Aimoe6733/
Aimoa6732/
Amoch6732/
Haumo6731/
Atmop6728/
Aimop6728/
Aamoz6728/
Hamgo6721/
Ammoh6718/
Aymos6718/
Aumoi6717/
Hasmo6716/
Atmos6715/
Aimeo6715/
Asmou6714/
Amoih6714/
Aimoi6714/
Amods6714/
Hamoňová6713/
Amois6712/
Hamoz6711/
Amhot6711/
Haymo6710/
Atmod679/
Aimot679/
D'Amo678/
Amgou678/
Haamo678/
Eamoe677/
Amodh676/
Haemo676/
Aismo676/
Eamos676/
Aumod676/
Ajmoh676/
Hamoň676/
Aymoy676/
Asmos675/
Amoph675/
Ammod675/
Aimoh675/
Gaumo675/
Hamho675/
Hatmo675/
Ammoi674/
Amoux674/
Aumoe674/
Aimoy674/
Amhod674/
Amgoi674/
Aumgo674/
Eemoo674/
Aymot673/
Ammot673/
Aymou673/
Ahmoi673/
Amuos673/
Ammoy673/
Amoiy673/
Ahmoy672/
Amost672/
Amoeh672/
Ausmo672/
Aumoa672/
Hamuo672/
Amouj672/
Amohy672/
Hamoe672/
Heamo672/
Amoid672/
Amuoa672/
Aumot672/
Aamgo671/
Ahamoodh671/
Amuod671/
Aumos671/
Amoys671/
Ommoo671/
Oimoo671/
Hamop671/
Gamho671/
Gamoj671/
Ahmoa671/
Aimgo671/
Aimmo671/
Amgoy671/
Amhou671/
Amoey671/
Amots671/
Amoës671/
Ammoa671/
Amuot671/
Aamoe671/
Aemou671/
Easmo671/
Athmo671/
Aumou671/
Aymod671/
Amosd671/
Aumoh671/
Eamoa671/
Eamop671/
Gamuo671/
Amo's671/
Aemoh671/
Ahmgo671/
Ehmoo671/
Eymoo671/
Amhgo671/
Autmo671/
Gaamo671/
Amozz670/
Ammoe670/

Amoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amoo in the Marathi language
अमोओamo'o50
अमोamo50
Amoo in the Russian language
Амооamoo-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Amoo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis