Amu Surname
Approximately 19,718 people bear this surname
Amu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,760 | 1:26,205 | 2,253 |
| Ghana | 3,948 | 1:6,844 | 922 |
| Indonesia | 2,857 | 1:46,290 | 5,237 |
| Colombia | 2,214 | 1:21,578 | 1,599 |
| India | 1,442 | 1:531,945 | 26,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 776 | 1:10,507 | 917 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Uganda | 273 | 1:143,001 | 12,845 |
| Afghanistan | 158 | 1:203,501 | 3,823 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kenya | 115 | 1:401,564 | 22,499 |
| Malaysia | 92 | 1:320,589 | 17,368 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| China | 35 | 1:39,066,330 | 2,096 |
| Peru | 34 | 1:934,827 | 18,471 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
The alternate forms: Amú (14) & Amù (1) are calculated separately.
Amu (11,302) may also be a first name.
Amu Demographics
Amu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amu (Bengali: অমু, Hindi: अमू, Marathi: आमु, Oriya: ଅମୁ, Tibetan: ཨ་མུ་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Amú or Amù. For other potential spellings of Amu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amu? popularity and diffusion
Amu is the 27,249th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 369,588 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Amu are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 56,450th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 11,302 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,760 people, or 1 in 26,205. In Nigeria Amu is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 13 percent live, Edo, where 13 percent live and Benue, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Amu is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Amu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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 political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་མུ་ | amu | - |
| Amu in the Bengali language | ||
| অমু | amu | 85.71 |
| আমু | amu | 14.29 |
| Amu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମୁ | amu | 52.44 |
| ଆମୁ | amu | 45.12 |
| ଅମୂ | amu | 1.22 |
| Amu in the Hindi language | ||
| अमू | amu | 46.46 |
| अमु | amu | 41 |
| आमू | amu | 8.68 |
| आमु | amu | 3.38 |
| ामु | amu | 0.32 |
| Amu in the Marathi language | ||
| आमु | amu | 32.14 |
| अमु | amu | 24.49 |
| अमू | amu | 20.41 |
| आमू | amu | 17.35 |
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Footnotes
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