Amsatu Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amsatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amsatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Amsatu (1,489) may also be a first name.

Amsatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amsatu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amsatu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amsatu is also the 201,547th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 1,489 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria Amsatu is most common in: Yobe, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamsatu921,735/
Amsatou92496/
Amshatu9235/
Amsiatu923/
Hamsatou86355/
Amssatou8622/
Hamshatu866/
Amshatou862/
Amshaitu861/
Ansatu8342/
Amzatu838/
Amsotu831/
Hamssatou8019/
Hamshatou802/
Hamsaitou802/
Hansatu77296/
Amshetu77296/
Hamzatu7726/
Ansatou779/
Hamsetu778/
Amsehtu773/
Amzatou772/
Anshatu771/
Gansatu771/
Hamsotu771/
Amcattu771/
Hamssaatou751/
Hamzatou7126/
Hanssatu718/
Anssatou717/
Hamsettu715/
Hansahtu715/
Ansiatou713/
Hansatou713/
Amseitou711/
Hamchatou6712/
Hamdjatou675/
Hamshettu671/
Ancateu62218/
Hanzatu621/
Anziatou571/
Honsatou571/
Hounsatou537/
Hanchatou532/

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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 Amsatu
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