Amuah Surname

81,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,4721:4,938689
Nigeria2421:731,99533,424
England771:723,61140,488
Ivory Coast611:378,21713,194
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France71:9,488,960336,266
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Amuah (24) may also be a first name.

Amuah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amuah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,945th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,231,004 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amuah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common forename in the world, held by 24 people.

The surname Amuah is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 5,472 people, or 1 in 4,938. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Amuah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Amuah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning R 248,484 per year and in United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amouah9145/
Amoua80678/
Omuah80210/
Ameua80156/
Amuho8063/
Amuha8045/
Emuah8024/
Amaua8012/
Amuoh808/
Hamoua73154/
Amahuo7372/
Amahua7367/
Hamuha7356/
Gamaua7325/
Amouha7324/
Gamoua7322/
Amouat739/
Gamuha739/
Amuhau739/
Aimaua737/
Amouoa736/
Amuiya736/
Emouah735/
Amuhey734/
Amugia734/
Aamoua733/
Amuhap731/
Amuuay731/
Aimuua731/
Amgoua731/
Ahmoua731/
Amouho731/
Asmaua731/
Omuhah731/
Amujia731/
Amouhou67183/
Gamuhay6761/
Amouhia6753/
Hammoua6713/
Aismuha679/
Gammoua674/
Amouhay674/
Amouhad672/
Hamouai672/
Gamgoua672/
Ameuiea671/
Hamuhaa671/
Hamouad671/
Amauhau671/
Hamouha671/
Emmouah671/

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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
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  • 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 Amuah
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