Ampanya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ampanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ampanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ampanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ampanya is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ampanya is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ampanya are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ampanya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Ampanya is most common in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hampanya931/
Anpanya861,292/
Ampania86284/
Empanya861/
Hanpanya80236/
Aenpanya80134/
Ainpanya802/
Hompanya802/
Eanpanya801/
Aanpanya801/
Abanya77803/
Ampaña77121/
Avanya7731/
Aanphanya752/
Empania7163/
Onpanya7116/
Gabanya715/
Hampanijad712/
Asbaanya675/
Abanyayi674/
Ounpanya672/
Oonpanya672/
Gonpanya671/

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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 Ampanya
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