Amosun Surname

69,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amosun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amosun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,9821:25,3712,203
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England301:1,857,26974,552
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Amosun (212) may also be a first name.

Amosun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amosun is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amosun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amosun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,667th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,025,548 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amosun live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 620,917th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 212 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,982 people, or 1 in 25,371. In Nigeria Amosun is most numerous in: Ogun, where 55 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Oyo, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Amosun occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Amosun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Amosun last name is chiefly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Amosun last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Amosun earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1046.26% more than the national average, earning R 2,723,940 per year and in United States they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $54,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amosuun923/
Amosunn922/
Amoshun922/
Aemosun922/
Amuosun921/
Aamosun921/
Amoosun921/
Amossun921/
Amosuin921/
Hamosun921/
Amossoun8620/
Amousoun861/
Omosun83961/
Amoson83253/
Amusun83240/
Amasun8315/
Emosun8314/
Amosum831/
Amozun831/
Amoussoun80112/
Amosson77108/
Aimusun7747/
Amadsun7713/
Amushun779/
Amohson778/
Amooson777/
Omoseun776/
Amouzon776/
Hamusun774/
Amozoun774/
Amouson774/
Omoosun772/
Amussun772/
Aimoson772/
Amasune772/
Aimesun771/
Gamasun771/
Amusaun771/
Amuisun771/
Ammoson770/
Amouzoun715,627/
Amahzoun71172/
Omotsune7142/
Asmashun717/
Amousson716/
Ammasaun716/
Aimosson712/
Ammajoun711/
Amehzoun711/
Amahsoun711/
Amoussoutin711/
Amessoun711/
Amushaun711/
Hamusune711/
Ammouson710/
Asmussun710/
Amahzoune671,719/
Amason671,638/
Amazon67478/
Amouzoune67477/
Amuson6769/
Amozon6739/
Aimashaun6716/
Amajun6711/
Omoson6710/
Amazun679/
Amasum677/
Amuzun676/
Ammashaun675/
Omasun673/
Omosum673/
Omusun671/
Amusum671/
Hammazoun671/
Aimassoun671/
Amozum671/
Amazhoune671/

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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
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  • 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 Amosun
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