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 surname Amposo occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amposo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 33 percent of Amposo live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Amposo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

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/

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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
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  • 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
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