Amuruche Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amuruche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Amuruche Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Amuruche Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amuruche occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Amuruche.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuruche? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,257,535th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Amuruche is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amuruche are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Amuruche is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 71 percent live, Enugu, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Senegal, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amurucher943/
Amuirouche891/
Amourouche891/
Amurushe882/
Amiruche881/
Amorouche822/
Amirrouche781/
Amoroche758/
Omoruche753/
Amirouchi71216/
Amuruz7134/
Hamouroch711/
Hamiriche711/
Amuruka6725/
Amuruki677/
Amuruji675/
Amoruse672/
Amurusa671/
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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 Amuruche
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