Amuk Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1801:216,88516,934
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Turkey911:855,18040,980
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
India101:76,706,538639,611
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amuk (388) may also be a first name.

Amuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amuk (Hindi: अमुक, Marathi: अमुक, Oriya: ଅମୁକ, Russian: Амук) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 628,294th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Amuk reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amuk is also the 439,750th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 388 people.

The surname Amuk is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 216,885. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kotido District, where 67 percent live, Kaabong District, where 18 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Turkey, where 19 percent live.

Amuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Amuk surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amuke89193/
Aymuk8947/
Gamuk8938/
Hamuk8913/
Amouk8913/
Amauk894/
Amukh892/
Aismuk80183/
Amauke8021/
Atmuck807/
Ahmouk807/
Amouke806/
Aymouk802/
Hamouk802/
Hamuke801/
Amuick801/
Asmuck801/
Asmouk801/
Amuuke801/
Amucke800/
Hamuck800/
Aumuck800/
Amok75618/
Omuk75498/
Emuk7580/
Amug7579/
Amuc753/
Amux752/
Amukowa73944/
Amukova7332/
Hammuck7324/
Hammouk739/
Gammukh738/
Gajmukh736/
Amoukke731/
Haimouk731/
Hamoukk731/
Omuke67255/
Osmuk67109/
Omauk6776/
Aimok6754/
Ommuk6723/
Homuk6721/
Hemuk6719/
Hamok6719/
Gamug6717/
Ammug6714/
Amugh6711/
Ahmok676/
Omouk675/
Ammok675/
Amook674/
Amoux674/
Amouc673/
Amoug673/
Eumuk673/
Amukhowa671/
Emeuk671/
Hamug671/
Aamug671/
Aumok671/
Hamukowa671/
Amouq671/
Emouk671/
Amoek671/
Amokh671/
Hammuske670/
Ameux670/

Amuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amuk in the Oriya language
ଅମୁକamuka-
Amuk in the Hindi language
अमुकamuka75
अमूकamuka21.43
आमुकamuka3.57
Amuk in the Marathi language
अमुकamuka72.73
आमुकamuka13.64
अमूकamuka9.09
आमूकamuka4.55
Amuk in the Russian language
Амукamuk-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amuk
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