Amosy Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Amosy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 227 | 1:233,223 | 19,155 |
| Iran | 211 | 1:363,898 | 24,031 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Amosy (749) may also be a first name.
Amosy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amosy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amosy has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Amosy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amosy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 666,162nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Amosy are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Amosy is also the 300,342nd most widespread forename on earth It is held by 749 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 233,223. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 54 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 28 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 47 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 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 Amosy
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