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 surname Amsak occurs more in Papua New Guinea 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 Amsak? popularity and diffusion
Amsak is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Amsak occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Amsak live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Amsak is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 35 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Amsak is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Kuwait, where 6 percent are found.
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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