Amosta Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Amosta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Amosta (25) may also be a first name.
Amosta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amosta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amosta occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amosta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Amosta live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amosta is also the 2,136,160th most common first name in the world, borne by 25 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 80 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Amosta
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