Amosa

Amosa Meaning & Origin

About Amosa
The surname Amosa is of Samoan origin and is derived from the given name Amosa, which is the Samoan form of the biblical name Amos. The name Amos means "burden" or "burden-bearer" in Hebrew. Therefore, the surname Amosa is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating descent from an ancestor named Amosa or Amos.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Amosa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Amosa: 142
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 121,590
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Amosa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Amosa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AMS
🗽 NYSIIS
ANA
🔊 Soundex
A5020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AH0 M OW1 S AH0
🌐 IPA
/amosa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AMS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Amosa in Braille

Here's how to represent Amosa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Amosa in braille

How to sign the name Amosa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Amosa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Amosa in sign language

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