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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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant: Amú or Amù. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 27,249^th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 369,588 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 prevalent forename on earth, borne by 11,302 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,760 people, or 1 in 26,205. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 13 percent live, Edo, where 13 percent live and Benue, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Amu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Amu are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being 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.