Amouka Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Amouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 57 | 1:336,702 | 9,822 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Amouka (38) may also be a first name.
Amouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amouka is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Amouka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amouka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amouka reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name in the world, held by 38 people.
The surname Amouka is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 336,702. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 91 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 5 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Amouka
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