Amsak Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Amsak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amsak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamsak912/
Amshak911/
Hamsak910/
Hamshak8332/
Hamzsak832/
Gamshak831/
Amshakh831/
Hamsake831/
Hamsack830/
Amzak8040/
Emsak808/
Amcak804/
Amjak803/
Omsak803/
Amsaq802/
Amsok801/
Ahumshak771/
Homsak73184/
Gomsak7328/
Amzake7317/
Amchak7310/
Hamzak7310/
Hamsag733/
Amsouk732/
Hamsok732/
Amrzak731/
Amsook731/
Emseak731/
Hamjak731/
Hamsouk6716/
Aumsook6710/
Amssouk678/
Homsack676/
Hhomsak671/
Eamsook671/
Aimejak671/
Homsiak671/
Amshouk671/

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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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