Amowa Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Amowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Amowa (13) may also be a first name.
Amowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amowa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Amowa are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Amowa is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Amowa is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 36 percent are found, Madang, where 36 percent are found and Hela, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Amowa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Ghana, where 9 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 Amowa
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