Amten Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Amten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Amtén (18) are calculated separately.

Amten (11) may also be a first name.

Amten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amten is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Amtén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amten? popularity and diffusion

Amten is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Amten reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Amten is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Amten is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and China, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amtén9318/
Amteen913/
Amtien911/
Hamten911/
Amthuen831/
Hamteng831/
Hammten830/
Hamtten830/
Anten80505/
Emten8021/
Amtin8014/
Amtem804/
Asmtn801/
Ammtn801/
Hamtn801/
Haimthen770/
Hanten73818/
Anteng73737/
Amting73197/
Ganten73191/
Antien7344/
Antuen7334/
Amtink7320/
Aimtem7313/
Antoen7312/
Anteen7310/
Hamtin739/
Eemten736/
Antend734/
Anthen734/
Amtion733/
Hemten731/
Aimtin731/
Anteun731/
Antenn731/
Antten731/
Asmtin731/
Gamtin731/
Emtien731/
Emthen731/
Homten731/
Antenne67382/
Hamting6765/
Antn678/
Amnting678/
Gamtina677/
Aunteng676/
Homtaen674/
Hanteng674/
Homtien673/
Antheen673/
Hanthen672/
Atentem671/
Anthoen671/
Anthien671/
Aintaen671/
Anntten671/
Gantenn671/
Aymetin671/
Oumtuen671/
Hainten670/

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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 Amten
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