Amooh Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amooh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amooh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Amooh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amooh occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amooh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Amooh are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Amooh is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Amooh is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 80 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amoah80148,726/
Amaoh80290/
Amaoo80276/
Amoho80110/
Amoha80109/
Amouo8059/
Amo'o8026/
Amooo8010/
Amooa807/
Emooh802/
Amoeo802/
Amuoo801/
Omooh801/
Amahoosh771/
Amouah7345/
Amohau7322/
Amouou7313/
Hamoah7312/
Amouoa736/
Hamaoh735/
Amoaha735/
Amoiyo735/
Hamoha732/
Amuoho732/
Hamaoo732/
Amaaoh731/
Amohou731/
Omohoh731/
Amo'ou731/
Amoiio731/
Gamaoh731/
Hamo'o731/
Amahoh731/
Amaoha731/
Omooha731/
Amohoi731/
Ammoah731/
Ahmoah731/
Amao6716,611/
Amoa677,025/
Amou'ou67682/
Amaouch67109/
Aumo'oi6740/
Gamgouo6718/
Hamoaha674/
Hamohoi674/
Hammoha671/
Aimaoch671/
Gammaoh671/
Hammaoo671/
Amohoos671/
Amoahaa671/
Hamaeoo671/
Hamuood671/
Ahamoah671/
Hamohah671/
Aimoath671/

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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 Amooh
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