Amposo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amposo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amposo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Amposo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amposo is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amposo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Amposo are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Amposo is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Amposo is primarily found in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamposo921/
Ampaso8314,041/
Ampeso8335/
Emposo833/
Amposa832/
Amposah77837/
Ampasoi7777/
Ampocho7730/
Ampasoy779/
Omposso772/
Aampaso771/
Ampojas771/
Ampasso771/
Aboso73394/
Avoso7331/
Hamposha71122/
Amphasop714/
Ampoutsa712/
Ampoussa711/
Ampohsah711/
Ampousha711/
Ampoudjo711/
Ompoco67144/
Abosso67116/
Ampesa67101/
Empeso6765/
Gaboso6743/
Avosso6718/
Ampasa678/
Ampaco674/
Anposa673/
Abosho673/
Ajboso673/
Anpaso673/
Ampajo672/
Abooso671/
Ampoza671/
Ampezo671/
Abosoh671/
Abosuo671/
Ampazo671/
Aboiso671/
Avouso671/
Avosou671/
Ayboso671/
Abotso671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Amposo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis