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Where Does The Last Name Amu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Amu (Bengali: অমু, Hindi: अमू, Marathi: आमु, Oriya: ଅମୁ, Tibetan: ཨ་མུ་) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as: Amú or Amù. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 27,249^th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 369,588 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Amu reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amu is also the 56,450^th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 11,302 people.

The last name Amu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,760 people, or 1 in 26,205. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 13 percent are found, Edo, where 13 percent are found and Benue, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Amu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Amu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Amu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 23.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,915 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.62% less than the national average, earning R 93,576 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $19,990,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.33% more than the national average, earning $74,686 CAD per year.