Ampitan Surname

259,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ampitan Surname User-submission:

The Ampitan surname means 'history'.

Ampitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5131:117,0807,760
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ampitan (43) may also be a first name.

Ampitan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ampitan surname means 'history'.

- djslemjoe

Ampitan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ampitan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ampitan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampitan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ampitan is the 259,061st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,800,755 people. Ampitan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ampitan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name in the world, held by 43 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,513 people, or 1 in 117,080. In Nigeria Ampitan is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 63 percent live, Kwara, where 6 percent live and Kaduna, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Ampitan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ampoitan937/
Ampittan931/
Ampaitan931/
Ampuitan931/
Anpitan8678/
Ompitan8643/
Ampiton864/
Ampitam862/
Ampetan861/
Ampitong804/
Hanpitan804/
Hampiton801/
Avitan774,536/
Abitan771,103/
Ampaitong756/
Habitan711,574/
Asbitan711,140/
Gabitan711,100/
Abittan71485/
Obaitan71192/
Abitang71153/
Eampaitoon7167/
Abaitan7162/
Abeitan7117/
Ompetan7111/
Abitane7110/
Ampaithong718/
Anpetan714/
Abiotan713/
Abietan713/
Avittan712/
Havitan711/
Onpitan711/
Abistan711/
Abhitan711/
Habitant6762/
Abaitane6718/
Abeitane6712/
Amphaithong679/
Abittane673/
Abuitang672/
Habeitan671/
Gabuitan671/
Abhietan671/
Aibietan671/
Hamputon671/
Hasbitan671/
Hampeton670/

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Footnotes

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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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