Amsami Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Amsami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amsami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5891:300,75216,796
Niger2191:87,6353,720
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Amsami (641) may also be a first name.

Amsami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amsami is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,066th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name Amsami occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amsami live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 328,586th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 641 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 300,752. In Nigeria Amsami is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 55 percent are found, Borno, where 33 percent are found and Bauchi, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Amsami is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamsami9273/
Amssami9246/
Amsaimi921/
Eamsamai861/
Aimsamai861/
Hamssami861/
Hamshami861/
Ansami8322/
Amzami8310/
Amsama833/
Amsomi831/
Amsemi831/
Amsame831/
Hamzami7775/
Aimsomi7721/
Amsamma7716/
Hansami779/
Amzahmi774/
Hamsama773/
Ansamit771/
Amzamai771/
Amsamhe771/
Ansamai771/
Gomsami771/
Hamsamma71573/
Aunsamai7192/
Amshamma7146/
Hansamai7113/
Hanshami714/
Ahmdjami711/
Hamzatmi711/
Hamshemi711/
Amshoumi711/
Amshamed711/
Gamssame711/
Amsamooj711/
Hamsammy711/
Ansama67190/
Anjami6754/
Anzami675/
Hamshamma674/
Amzama673/
Amseme673/
Hansamuit672/
Onsami671/
Omsama671/
Ansame671/
Amzamy671/
Ancami671/
Goumssami671/
Ammshamma671/
Amcame671/

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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 Amsami
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