Amvu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Amvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Amvu (75) may also be a first name.

Amvu Last Name Facts

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

Amvu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amvu is the 3,602,217th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Amvu are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Amvu is also the 1,116,575th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 75 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Nepal, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atmvu891/
Amvui891/
Gamvou8047/
Ambu753,970/
Amwu757/
Emvu754/
Anvu754/
Gambu674,452/
Ambeu672,040/
Ambus671,434/
Ambau671,343/
Ambou67932/
Ambut67598/
Ambui67564/
Hambu67496/
Ambuj67258/
Anvou67226/
Ambuh67116/
Anhvu6787/
Aimbu6766/
Ambuy6750/
Ambud6730/
Ambhu6711/
Anvuh677/
Aumbu676/
Amwuj675/
Ambuz675/
Ambuu672/
Ambuš671/
Aymbu671/
Aambu671/
Ammbu671/
Amweu671/
Ambgu671/
Anvui671/
Țambu671/
Ainvu671/
Amwuu671/
Amwgu671/
Anvuj671/

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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 Amvu
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