Amzag Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Amzag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amzag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger671:286,4488,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Amzag (15) may also be a first name.

Amzag Last Name Facts

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

Amzag has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amzag? popularity and diffusion

Amzag is the 2,293,424th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Amzag is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amzag reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Amzag is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 286,448. In Niger Amzag is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 37 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 24 percent live and Maradi Region, where 18 percent live. Not including Niger Amzag occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamzag915/
Amzague837/
Amrzagh831/
Amzak8040/
Anzag802/
Amzac801/
Amjag801/
Anzagh73184/
Amzoug73172/
Hanzag73123/
Amzake7317/
Hamzak7310/
Amzogh734/
Hamzac733/
Hamzaq733/
Hamsag733/
Amzahq731/
Amchag731/
Amrzak731/
Amzough67239/
Hanzagh674/
Hamzsak672/
Anzague672/
Amzzoug672/
Hamzaqt671/
Amzgoug671/
Hamzaic671/

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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 Amzag
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