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

The surname Amvu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Amvu occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Amvu live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.

Amvu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Nepal, where 3 percent reside.

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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  • 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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