Amuah Surname
Approximately 5,920 people bear this surname
Amuah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,472 | 1:4,938 | 689 |
| Nigeria | 242 | 1:731,995 | 33,424 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Ivory Coast | 61 | 1:378,217 | 13,194 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Amuah (24) may also be a first name.
Amuah Demographics
Average Amuah Salary in
United States
$47,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amuah is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amuah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amuah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amuah is the 81,945th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,231,004 people. The last name Amuah occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amuah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amuah is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 24 people.
It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 5,472 people, or 1 in 4,938. Not including Ghana Amuah exists in 16 countries. It is also found 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amouah | 91 | 45 | / |
| Amoua | 80 | 678 | / |
| Omuah | 80 | 210 | / |
| Ameua | 80 | 156 | / |
| Amuho | 80 | 63 | / |
| Amuha | 80 | 45 | / |
| Emuah | 80 | 24 | / |
| Amaua | 80 | 12 | / |
| Amuoh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hamoua | 73 | 154 | / |
| Amahuo | 73 | 72 | / |
| Amahua | 73 | 67 | / |
| Hamuha | 73 | 56 | / |
| Gamaua | 73 | 25 | / |
| Amouha | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gamoua | 73 | 22 | / |
| Amouat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gamuha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Amuhau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aimaua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Amouoa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Amuiya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Emouah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amuhey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amugia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aamoua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amuhap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimuua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amgoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amouho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asmaua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omuhah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amujia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amouhou | 67 | 183 | / |
| Gamuhay | 67 | 61 | / |
| Amouhia | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hammoua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aismuha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gammoua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amouhay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amouhad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamouai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gamgoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ameuiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamuhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamouad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amauhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emmouah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amuah
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