Amw Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Amw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amw (126) may also be a first name.

Amw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amw occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Amw live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Amw is also the 829,183rd most frequent forename world-wide, held by 126 people.

Amw is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,701,155. In Pakistan Amw is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Barring Pakistan it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amwe86477/
Ajmw863/
Amhw863/
Hamw863/
Amww862/
Gamw861/
Amnw861/
Amwp861/
Aamw861/
Hamwe7510/
Eamwe752/
Aimwe751/
Amvwf751/
Amwws751/
Ahmws751/
Ammwe751/
Anw67829/
Amf67234/
Amb67234/
Ambowa6733/
Emw6724/
Amv6711/
Omw674/
Ahamwe671/

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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 Amw
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