Amoyaw Surname

160,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amoyaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amoyaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,6321:10,2661,368
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England101:5,571,806158,774
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Amoyaw Last Name Facts

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

Amoyaw has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoyaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,173rd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,676,293 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amoyaw reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Amoyaw is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 2,632 people, or 1 in 10,266. Besides Ghana Amoyaw is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Amoyaw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Amoyaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning $40,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ameyaw8323,264/
Amayaw832/
Amoyow832/
Amoyawová801/
Amoyeva77180/
Ammayaw773/
Amoew733/
Amoyev67209/
Amaiwe6750/
Amoyof6715/
Amouwe6712/
Aimauw6710/
Omayaw673/
Ameyew672/
Amoyeb671/
Amoiwe671/
Ammaew671/
Amauwe671/
Amuyab671/
Amiyab671/
Amayav671/

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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 Amoyaw
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