Amusa Surname
Approximately 38,453 people bear this surname
Amusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37,468 | 1:4,728 | 632 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Amusa (7,568) may also be a first name.
Amusa Demographics
Amusa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amusa (Hindi: अमुस, Marathi: अमुसा, Oriya: ଆମୁସା) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amusa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amusa is the 14,506th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 189,518 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amusa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amusa is also the 73,759th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 7,568 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 37,468 people, or 1 in 4,728. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 26 percent live, Oyo, where 22 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Amusa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Amusa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Amusa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Amusa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amusa in the Hindi language | ||
| अमुस | amusa | 66.67 |
| अमुसा | amusa | 22.22 |
| आमुस | amusa | 11.11 |
| Amusa in the Marathi language | ||
| अमुसा | amusa | 66.67 |
| आमुसा | amusa | 33.33 |
| Amusa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମୁସା | amusa | 33.33 |
| ଆମୁସ | amusa | 33.33 |
| ଆମୁଷା | amusa | 33.33 |
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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 Amusa
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