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
Amwo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Amwo live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Ondo, where 33 percent reside and Osun, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Amwo occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent reside.
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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