Amwa Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Amwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1701:229,64317,617
Yemen1261:209,7258,755
Lebanon541:104,3906,105
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Amwa (808) may also be a first name.

Amwa Last Name Facts

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

Amwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻭ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwa? popularity and diffusion

Amwa is the 651,048th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Amwa live; 39 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amwa is also the 287,646th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 808 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 229,643. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Apac District, where 42 percent reside, Oyam District, where 14 percent reside and Pader District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 27 percent reside and Lebanon, where 12 percent reside.

Amwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Amwa surname is predominantly Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amwai89755/
Hamwa8969/
Amwah8933/
Amwaj8912/
Amway898/
Amwea891/
Amwga891/
Amwoa891/
Hamway80759/
Amwaih80267/
Hamwah80245/
Amwais8024/
Aimwat803/
Amwath802/
Hamwai802/
Hammwa802/
Aymwat802/
Amwast801/
Ajmwaj801/
Atemwa801/
Aimway801/
Eamwat801/
Ammwat801/
Gamway800/
Amba7534,046/
Anwa752,218/
Amua751,738/
Omwa75684/
Amwe75477/
Emwa7534/
Amwo7510/
Amva756/
Amwy751/
Amwasht735/
Hamwach732/
Hamways731/
Aumwait731/
Hamwaya731/
Hamwais731/
Amwaaaa731/
Eamwach731/
Hammway730/
Hamba6716,161/
Hamwi676,708/
Ambay672,944/
Ambau671,343/
Ambai67981/
Aumba67598/
Anway67588/
Aamba67560/
Aumua67526/
Aimba67472/
Hanwa67471/
Hemwa67330/
Anwah67257/
Ambea67217/
Gamua67197/
Hamwy67184/
Hamua67108/
Ambaa6799/
Anwaa6788/
Eamba6782/
Amuat6781/
Anwai6754/
Aimua6737/
Emwau6736/
Ambha6734/
Amwij6731/
Eanwa6730/
Amnua6723/
Asmua6718/
Amuad6717/
Amvai6716/
Homwa6714/
Amvah6714/
Aunwa6711/
Hamwe6710/
Amuaj679/
Omwai678/
Amuea676/
Amwuj675/
Omway675/
Anwau674/
Ammba674/
Anhwa674/
Omwah674/
Amvat673/
Anmba673/
Ambaj672/
Omwaa672/
Anwea672/
Anwua672/
Amuas672/
Amweh672/
Annwa672/
Omwea672/
Amwis672/
Gamva672/
Emwai672/
Amuoa672/
Eamwe672/
Ammwe671/
Amuaa671/
Amuap671/
Amvea671/
Anwaj671/
Amvay671/
Hachimwa671/
Amhua671/
Atnwa671/
Anwha671/
Eymwa671/
Ambìa671/
Ammua671/
Amvoa671/
Amwee671/
Amweu671/
Amwez671/
Amwio671/
Amwoi671/
Amvaz671/
Omwoa671/
Omwua671/
Amuaz671/
Amwyi671/
Aimwe671/

Amwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻭamaw-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amwa
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