Amuwo Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amuwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Amuwo (11) may also be a first name.

Amuwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amuwo is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amuwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amuwo is the 1,276,805th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Amuwo is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Amuwo live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Amuwo is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 48 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 19 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Amuwo Last Name Statistics demography

Amuwo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamuwo912/
Amuiwo911/
Amuwa802,237/
Amowo80207/
Amiwo8013/
Amubo808/
Amuvo803/
Emuwo801/
Ahmouwou771/
Amauwa73141/
Amuwah7338/
Amuwha7330/
Amusuo7320/
Amuswa739/
Amuwat739/
Amouwa738/
Hamuwa738/
Amoowo737/
Amowoh734/
Amuwua734/
Amoubo733/
Amowoo733/
Gamuwa732/
Amuuwa731/
Amuhwa731/
Amuevo731/
Haimouwou711/
Hamuswa6752/
Amuchuo6718/
Hammuwa6712/
Gaamuwa679/
Amauwah678/
Ahmouwa675/
Amauwahová674/
Amaubuo673/
Hamouwa672/
Amoubou672/
Hamuwad671/
Emuhwoh671/
Asmouwa671/
Amouvou671/

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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 Amuwo
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