Amua Surname
Approximately 1,738 people bear this surname
Amua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 864 | 1:205,026 | 12,246 |
| Uganda | 479 | 1:81,502 | 8,694 |
| Papua New Guinea | 253 | 1:32,228 | 3,738 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Amua (540) may also be a first name.
Amua Demographics
Amua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amua (Hindi: अमुआ, Oriya: ଆମୁଆ, Russian: Амуа) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amua? popularity and diffusion
Amua is the 232,309th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,193,064 people. The last name Amua is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Amua are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 362,702nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 540 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 205,026. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 78 percent reside, Rivers, where 14 percent reside and Taraba, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.
Amua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Amua last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amua in the Hindi language | ||
| अमुआ | amu'a | - |
| Amua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମୁଆ | amu'a | - |
| Amua in the Russian language | ||
| Амуа | amua | - |
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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 Amua
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