Ampu Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

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

Ampu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ampu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1861:711,01755,051
India1531:5,013,499125,565
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ampu (1,671) may also be a first name.

Ampu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ampu (Hindi: अम्पू, Marathi: अंपु) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ampu is the 760,012th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ampu live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 188,322nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,671 people.

Ampu is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 711,017. In Indonesia Ampu is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 42 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 25 percent are found and South Kalimantan, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hampu891,074/
Gampu89641/
Amput89285/
Ampou8994/
Ampuy8960/
Ampau8939/
Amphu8920/
Ampus8917/
Aumpu896/
Ampuh895/
Ampui892/
Amppu891/
Ampeu891/
Ampuj891/
Aampu891/
Ampush801,649/
Amphut80469/
Hampus80111/
Hampuy8080/
Hampau8065/
Haampu8037/
Ampuis8022/
Ampeuh8018/
Hamppu8016/
Hamput8011/
Ampuch8010/
Gampuy808/
Gampou808/
Aumput805/
Ampaud803/
Ampoud802/
Gampau802/
Gaumpu802/
Amputh802/
Ammpud802/
Ahampu801/
Ampous801/
Hampou801/
Gampuh801/
Aimphu801/
Anpu75176/
Empu75152/
Ompu75104/
Amphoux73587/
Aumpuch735/
Ampoush733/
Hampuch732/
Aumputt731/
Ampouha731/
Hamphou731/
Omput67422/
Gompu6794/
Țâmpu6772/
Ganpu6756/
Hampó6737/
Hampusch6735/
Aunpu6733/
Empau6728/
Hempu6720/
Ompou6714/
Omphu6710/
Ampoe679/
Oempu676/
Ompeu675/
Hompu675/
Eumpu674/
Empui674/
Empuh673/
Ompuh672/
Ompud672/
Hanpu672/
Annpu671/
Hämpu671/
Ampoo671/
Assimpou671/
Anpus671/
Anpuy671/
Hamphaus670/

Ampu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ampu in the Marathi language
अंपुampu-
Ampu in the Hindi language
अम्पूampu64.81
अम्पुampu31.48
अंपूampu3.7

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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 Ampu
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