Amvam Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Amvam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 156 | 1:133,135 | 14,968 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Amvam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amvam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amvam (Russian: Амвам) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amvam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amvam is the 1,391,595th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amvam reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 133,135. In Cameroon Amvam is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 79 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amvame | 91 | 869 | / |
| Hamvamc | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ambam | 80 | 359 | / |
| Amuam | 80 | 246 | / |
| Amvan | 80 | 34 | / |
| Anvam | 80 | 12 | / |
| Amvom | 80 | 6 | / |
| Amwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambaum | 73 | 337 | / |
| Amvane | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ambaim | 73 | 41 | / |
| Anvame | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ambamm | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gambam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hambam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hemvam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ambame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emmvam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ambaam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amuham | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gamvan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amvang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amvain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aambam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hambaum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gambham | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ambaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hammbam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambham | 67 | 1 | / |
Amvam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amvam in the Russian language | ||
| Амвам | amvam | - |
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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 Amvam
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