Amuaka Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Amuaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Amuaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amuaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amuaka is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amuaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Amuaka reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Amuaka is most common in: Abia, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amuhaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amwaka | 83 | 53 | / |
| Omuaka | 83 | 15 | / |
| Amuako | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amuoka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emuaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaka | 77 | 302 | / |
| Amvouka | 77 | 102 | / |
| Ambakea | 77 | 48 | / |
| Ambaaka | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ambacka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ammwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambouka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Haamwaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Amboukka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamwaaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ammwakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amuaykit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwaka | 67 | 1,492 | / |
| Amwoka | 67 | 572 | / |
| Amwake | 67 | 113 | / |
| Amwako | 67 | 104 | / |
| Omuaki | 67 | 28 | / |
| Omuake | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amuoko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Emwaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amvako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omuako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuoke | 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 Amuaka
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