Amosu Surname
Approximately 7,055 people bear this surname
Amosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,795 | 1:26,070 | 2,241 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Amosu (630) may also be a first name.
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Amosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amosu (Marathi: अमोसू, Oriya: ଆେମାସୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Amosu.
How Common Is The Last Name Amosu? popularity and diffusion
Amosu is the 70,113th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,032,962 people. The last name Amosu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amosu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 331,749th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 630 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,795 people, or 1 in 26,070. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 48 percent live, Ogun, where 38 percent live and Oyo, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Amosu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amosu last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
Amosu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,448 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amosu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amosu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେମାସୁ | aemasu | - |
| Amosu in the Marathi language | ||
| अमोसू | amosu | - |
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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 Amosu
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