Amsak Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Amsak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Amsak (35) may also be a first name.
Amsak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amsak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amsak is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amsak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amsak is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Amsak are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Amsak is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 35 people.
This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Amsak is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Kuwait, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamsak | 91 | 2 | / |
| Amshak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hamsak | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hamshak | 83 | 32 | / |
| Hamzsak | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gamshak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amshakh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamsake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamsack | 83 | 0 | / |
| Amzak | 80 | 40 | / |
| Emsak | 80 | 8 | / |
| Amcak | 80 | 4 | / |
| Amjak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Omsak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amsaq | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amsok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahumshak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homsak | 73 | 184 | / |
| Gomsak | 73 | 28 | / |
| Amzake | 73 | 17 | / |
| Amchak | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hamzak | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hamsag | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amsouk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamsok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amrzak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amsook | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emseak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamjak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamsouk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aumsook | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amssouk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Homsack | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hhomsak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eamsook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimejak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homsiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amshouk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amsak
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