Ampitan Surname
Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname
Ampitan Surname User-submission:
The Ampitan surname means 'history'.
Ampitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,513 | 1:117,080 | 7,760 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Ampitan (43) may also be a first name.
Ampitan Surname Meaning
Ampitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ampitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ampitan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ampitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 259,061st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,800,755 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ampitan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ampitan is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 43 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,513 people, or 1 in 117,080. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 63 percent live, Kwara, where 6 percent live and Kaduna, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria Ampitan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampoitan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Ampittan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ampaitan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ampuitan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Anpitan | 86 | 78 | / |
| Ompitan | 86 | 43 | / |
| Ampiton | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ampitam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ampetan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ampitong | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hanpitan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hampiton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avitan | 77 | 4,536 | / |
| Abitan | 77 | 1,103 | / |
| Ampaitong | 75 | 6 | / |
| Habitan | 71 | 1,574 | / |
| Asbitan | 71 | 1,140 | / |
| Gabitan | 71 | 1,100 | / |
| Abittan | 71 | 485 | / |
| Obaitan | 71 | 192 | / |
| Abitang | 71 | 153 | / |
| Eampaitoon | 71 | 67 | / |
| Abaitan | 71 | 62 | / |
| Abeitan | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ompetan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abitane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ampaithong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Anpetan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abiotan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abietan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Avittan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Havitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onpitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abistan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abhitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Habitant | 67 | 62 | / |
| Abaitane | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abeitane | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amphaithong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abittane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abuitang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habeitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhietan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibietan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamputon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasbitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hampeton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ampitan
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