Amunye Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Amunye (20) may also be a first name.

Amunye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amunye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amunye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amunye are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 67 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 27 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amunyet92173/
Amunyiet862/
Amunaiye861/
Amonye83207/
Amunge83203/
Amunue83145/
Omunye8320/
Amunje839/
Amunie838/
Amunay834/
Amunae832/
Gamungaye801/
Amounie7768/
Gamunee7764/
Amunaya7761/
Hamonye7720/
Omunyet7718/
Asmunie7711/
Ammunje775/
Amuneya773/
Amuniya773/
Aamunge772/
Amunayo772/
Amougne772/
Hamunei771/
Omunoye771/
Amonaye771/
Amunyoi771/
Amunayi771/
Amuneja771/
Asmuney771/
Ammunge771/
Amunier771/
Ahamounaye751/
Haimunue715/
Amuneyat714/
Amugnesh711/
Hamounee711/
Aumunier711/
Amounieh711/
Amoniyeh711/
Gomunaye711/
Omungiye711/
Aumeunier67465/
Amonoy67286/
Omonye67145/
Amunau6775/
Amonea6723/
Amonay6720/
Amounehad6710/
Amonje678/
Amoney677/
Amonie674/
Omunge674/
Amunai674/
Amunaa674/
Amunoi671/
Amounejad671/
Amouneije671/

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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 Amunye
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