Amuam Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Amuam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 171 | 1:121,457 | 13,881 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Amuam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amuam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amuam has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amuam.
How Common Is The Last Name Amuam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Amuam occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Amuam reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 121,457. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 65 percent live, Centre Region, where 14 percent live and Southwest Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amuham | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ambam | 80 | 359 | / |
| Amuan | 80 | 350 | / |
| Amuom | 80 | 162 | / |
| Amvam | 80 | 157 | / |
| Emuam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aummuamg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amvame | 73 | 869 | / |
| Aimuan | 73 | 549 | / |
| Ambaum | 73 | 337 | / |
| Ambaim | 73 | 41 | / |
| Hamuan | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gamuan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ambamm | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hambam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Amboum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ambaam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amwuom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asmuan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aambam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamuang | 67 | 101 | / |
| Amuahan | 67 | 55 | / |
| Amuasen | 67 | 51 | / |
| Atmuang | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hamvamc | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hambaum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Amhuang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gamwuan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ammuang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amuatin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hamboum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuaneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homhuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haamuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hammbam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambham | 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 Amuam
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