Amooti Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Amooti Surname User-submission:
Adyeri is a pet name commonly used by people from western Uganda, it is mainly used by two tribes namely; Batoro from Toro Kingdom and Banyoro from Bunyoro Kingdom.
The name means 'are you my friend?'
Amooti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 354 | 1:110,280 | 10,783 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Amooti (106) may also be a first name.
Amooti Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Adyeri is a pet name commonly used by people from western Uganda, it is mainly used by two tribes namely; Batoro from Toro Kingdom and Banyoro from Bunyoro Kingdom.
The name means 'are you my friend?'
- muganzisamuelAmooti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amooti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amooti is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Amooti click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amooti? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amooti is the 764,765th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Amooti live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 106 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 110,280. In Uganda Amooti is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 12 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 9 percent are found and Buyende District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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