Amow Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Amow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Amow (541) may also be a first name.

Amow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 872,430th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Amow occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Amow live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Amow is also the 362,348th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 541 people.

The surname Amow is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Without taking into account Somalia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Amow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Amow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amowe8990/
Amowa8943/
Ahmow898/
Amoew893/
Hamow892/
Aamow891/
Ammow891/
Amouwe8012/
Hamowa8010/
Amoowe804/
Hamowe803/
Amoiwe801/
Gamoww801/
Hammow801/
Amowfe801/
Haymow800/
Omow75197/
Amov7568/
Amof7563/
Emow7514/
Amob7512/
Amaw7510/
Amouwhe737/
Hammowa731/
Hamohwe731/
Gamov672,134/
Omowa671,218/
Amoev67720/
Amhof67536/
Hamov67462/
Amawe67290/
Aimov67206/
Omowe67114/
Aumov67111/
Amova6753/
Amofe6743/
Ameuw6719/
Ahmov6717/
Ahmof677/
Amobh677/
Amoph675/
Hamuw674/
Eymow674/
Homow674/
Aymov674/
Ammaw673/
Osmow673/
Atmov673/
Amoff672/
Gomow672/
Hamaw672/
Gamof672/
Aemov672/
Asmov671/
Emoiw671/
Hamob671/
Ahmaw671/
Amgaw671/
Hemow671/
Amgof671/
Amohf671/
Amoob671/
Amosf671/

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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 Amow
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