Amunye Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Amunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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
Amunye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amunye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amunye live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 67 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 27 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amunyet | 92 | 173 | / |
| Amunyiet | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amunaiye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amonye | 83 | 207 | / |
| Amunge | 83 | 203 | / |
| Amunue | 83 | 145 | / |
| Omunye | 83 | 20 | / |
| Amunje | 83 | 9 | / |
| Amunie | 83 | 8 | / |
| Amunay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amunae | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gamungaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amounie | 77 | 68 | / |
| Gamunee | 77 | 64 | / |
| Amunaya | 77 | 61 | / |
| Hamonye | 77 | 20 | / |
| Omunyet | 77 | 18 | / |
| Asmunie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ammunje | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amuneya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amuniya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aamunge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amunayo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amougne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamunei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omunoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amonaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amunyoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amunayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amuneja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asmuney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ammunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amunier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahamounaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haimunue | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amuneyat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amugnesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamounee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aumunier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amounieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoniyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gomunaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omungiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aumeunier | 67 | 465 | / |
| Amonoy | 67 | 286 | / |
| Omonye | 67 | 145 | / |
| Amunau | 67 | 75 | / |
| Amonea | 67 | 23 | / |
| Amonay | 67 | 20 | / |
| Amounehad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amonje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amoney | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amonie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omunge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amunai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amunaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amunoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amounejad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amouneije | 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
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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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