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 more frequently found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 872,430th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. Amow is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Amow are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 362,348th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 541 people.

The surname Amow is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Other than Somalia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Amow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Amow 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
  • 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 Amow
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