Amwusi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amwusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amwusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amwusi occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwusi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Amwusi live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Amwusi occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambusi83140/
Anwusi83117/
Anwushi7717/
Hambusi772/
Anwausi772/
Omwuesi771/
Ambushi771/
Ambusih771/
Ambusai771/
Anwushie7121/
Amboussi715/
Hambussi712/
Onwusi67857/
Ambuse67243/
Hamboussi6729/
Ambuzi6713/
Ombusi675/
Anwosi675/
Anwusa674/
Anbusi673/
Omwosi672/
Anwuji671/
Omwusa671/

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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 Amwusi
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