Amvesi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amvesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amvesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Amvesi Last Name Facts

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

Amvesi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Amvesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amvesi? popularity and diffusion

Amvesi is the 5,587,209th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Amvesi are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Amvesi is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Amvesi is primarily found in: Arua District, where 100 percent live. Barring Uganda Amvesi is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amves913/
Amuesi8318/
Amwesi833/
Amvasi831/
Amavasi7755/
Umavesi772/
Ammvasi772/
Amevusi771/
Omvsi731/
Yamvs731/
Ammavasi7139/
Amavasai7133/
Uyamvasi7120/
Hamvisit711/
Iyamvese711/
Amofuesi711/
Ahmavasi711/
Ammavasai6724/
Amwezi674/
Amhofuesi674/
Umaves673/
Amivas673/
Emvies673/
Amavis673/
Amavas672/
Amavsaiah671/
Amvasy671/
Emvasi671/
Amuezi671/
Omuesi671/
Amfese671/

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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 Amvesi
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