Amusah Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amusah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amusah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8451:209,63612,466
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Amusah (19) may also be a first name.

Amusah Last Name Facts

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

Amusah is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Amusah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amusah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amusah is the 264,657th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,927,347 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amusah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amusah is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 209,636. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 56 percent are found, Imo, where 15 percent are found and Osun, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Amusah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

Amusah earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amussah9235/
Amusath923/
Amusa9138,453/
Amoussah861/
Amushach861/
Amusat8319,128/
Amisah83804/
Hamusa83726/
Gamusa83213/
Amutsa83155/
Amusia8330/
Amusha8323/
Amusca8323/
Amousa8315/
Amusho8314/
Amussa8312/
Asmusa8311/
Amusaa839/
Aimusa839/
Amusai839/
Ahmusa838/
Aamusa836/
Amusas835/
Amuisa834/
Amausa834/
Amusaz834/
Amusay834/
Amusau833/
Amusoa833/
Ammusa831/
Emusah831/
Amusad831/
Aumusa831/
Amissah7736,273/
Amoussa776,995/
Hamusat77778/
Hamisah77628/
Amusoha7746/
Amussat7743/
Gamusha7735/
Hamusia7727/
Ahmusat7719/
Hajmusa777/
Ammisah777/
Amushat777/
Amousha776/
Hamusaa775/
Amoutsa775/
Amausat775/
Hamousa774/
Aamusat773/
Amusatz773/
Amishah772/
Gammusa772/
Amousga772/
Amousia772/
Aimisah771/
Aimusia771/
Ameusat771/
Ammusat771/
Hamusaz771/
Amushau771/
Hamausa771/
Gamusho771/
Amhusay771/
Amousas771/
Amousoh771/
Amuesha771/
Hamussa771/
Amuisat771/
Amusaat771/
Amuszat771/
Amuesoh771/
Gamousa771/
Hammoussah754/
Amisa735,629/
Amosa733,535/
Amuza732,233/
Amuso731,564/
Amuja73259/
Amuca73174/
Omusa73126/
Emusa7389/
Hamishah714,637/
Hamoussa71301/
Hammusat7111/
Hamousha719/
Hajmousa716/
Amoussoh715/
Hamuziah713/
Amuchach712/
Gamoussa712/
Hamoudsa711/
Amausaat711/
Amgoussa711/
Amoussas711/
Amoussat711/
Amousssa711/
Hajmussa711/
Aimishah711/
Amuzat673,111/
Hamuza671,671/
Gamuza671,229/
Hamisa67964/
Amissa67821/
Amucha67255/
Amosha67205/
Hamosa67185/
Amucay67157/
Amisha67143/
Omisah67140/
Gamuso67108/
Emisah6793/
Amouza6743/
Aitmoussa6734/
Amudja6734/
Amusco6732/
Amosia6731/
Hamuja6723/
Amusuo6720/
Amossa6719/
Omusai6717/
Amuzia6715/
Omutsa6715/
Hajmoussa6714/
Amusio6711/
Omusca6710/
Amosai6710/
Hammoussa676/
Amusou675/
Amisho675/
Amisau674/
Amusso674/
Amugia674/
Hamuso674/
Amugea673/
Amosho673/
Amusop672/
Emusha672/
Amosea672/
Amujai672/
Amusei672/
Aumuza672/
Eimutsaha672/
Hemaushah671/
Amisay671/
Ammuja671/
Amuzad671/
Aãtmoussa671/
Omusha671/
Amutca671/
Omusea671/
Omusho671/
Gomusa671/
Emausa671/
Emusho671/
Aimosa671/
Amisea671/
Amosza671/
Amusey671/
Amucia671/
Ajjmoussa671/
Amoosa671/
Hamousaid671/
Amosaa671/
Amouchach671/
Amuiza671/
Amisoh671/
Ahmisa671/
Oumusa671/
Emuesa671/
Amiesa671/
Amisaa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amusah
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