Amputu Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Amputu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amputu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3291:7,3231,434
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Amputu (15) may also be a first name.

Amputu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amputu occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Amputu.

How Common Is The Last Name Amputu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amputu is the 799,576th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amputu are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 7,323. In Namibia Amputu is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 33 percent live, ǁKaras Region, where 26 percent live and Oshana Region, where 22 percent live. Besides Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamputu923/
Gamputu921/
Ampotu834/
Emputu831/
Abutu739,429/
Avutu732,396/
Avuthu67797/
Abustu67244/
Gabutu6790/
Empitu6742/
Abautu6735/
Habutu6713/
Aavutu6711/
Abutuh675/
Avautu674/
Abuttu673/
Avuttu673/
Anpotu673/
Abutut671/

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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
  • 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 Amputu
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