Amuka Surname
Approximately 1,550 people bear this surname
Amuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 747 | 1:237,139 | 13,800 |
| Uganda | 344 | 1:113,486 | 10,992 |
| Kenya | 297 | 1:155,488 | 12,325 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Amuka (268) may also be a first name.
Amuka Demographics
Amuka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amuka (Hindi: अमुका) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amuka is the 254,715th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,701,643 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Amuka reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 543,171st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 268 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 237,139. In Nigeria Amuka is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 32 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.
Amuka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Amuka surname is predominantly Christian (88%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amuka in the Hindi language | ||
| अमुका | amuka | - |
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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 Amuka
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