Amwo Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Amwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Amwo (12) may also be a first name.
Amwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amwo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwo? popularity and diffusion
Amwo is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Amwo reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amwo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 12 people.
The last name Amwo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 44 percent live, Ondo, where 33 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amwoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Amwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Amwoit | 80 | 4 | / |
| Amwoch | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hamwod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hasmwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amwood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambo | 75 | 14,879 | / |
| Anwo | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Amwa | 75 | 464 | / |
| Amuo | 75 | 274 | / |
| Amvo | 75 | 68 | / |
| Omwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hamwood | 73 | 91 | / |
| Amboy | 67 | 3,147 | / |
| Ambou | 67 | 932 | / |
| Hambo | 67 | 680 | / |
| Amboi | 67 | 146 | / |
| Aimbo | 67 | 112 | / |
| Anwoh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Hamwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Amboj | 67 | 68 | / |
| Amvoh | 67 | 59 | / |
| Amboo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ambuo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Amwah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Anhwo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Anwoo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Anmbo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Đambo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aunwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gamvo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amuos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eambo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amvoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajnwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anwoj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amuoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aumbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amweu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amwo
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