Amunega Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Amunega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 717 | 1:247,061 | 14,315 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Amunega (16) may also be a first name.
Amunega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amunega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amunega is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amunega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amunega is the 466,730th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amunega reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 247,061. In Nigeria Amunega is most frequent in: Edo, where 34 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amunegah | 93 | 12 | / |
| Amunegha | 93 | 3 | / |
| Amuneega | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amuniga | 86 | 21 | / |
| Amunege | 86 | 11 | / |
| Aminega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amuneige | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amuneage | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amuiniga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aminaga | 71 | 154 | / |
| Aminiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emunaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aminagay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omunagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomunego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aminagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amonigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumouniga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aminigo | 57 | 61 | / |
| Omoniga | 57 | 5 | / |
| Omonego | 57 | 2 | / |
| Amonige | 57 | 2 | / |
| Aminogo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Eminoga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omunogo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omonegho | 53 | 20 | / |
| Oumoniga | 53 | 10 | / |
| Amonigho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aminigho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omoneigho | 50 | 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
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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 Amunega
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