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 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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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