Al-Amar Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Amar Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Amar.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Amar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al-Amar (10) may also be a first name.

Al-Amar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Amar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Amar is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Amar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,125,333rd most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Al-Amar reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Al-Amar is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Excluding Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Ammar931,212/
Al-Asmar93460/
Al-Ahmar93246/
Al-Hamar9392/
Al-Amare931/
Al-Gamar931/
Al-Ahmmar881/
Al-Hammar881/
Al-Omar862,915/
Al Amar86135/
Al-Amor862/
Al-Amayreh825/
Al-Amaireh824/
Al Asmar8011,602/
Al Ammar805,654/
Al-Omair802,068/
Al Ahmar80780/
Al Hamar8063/
Al Gamar805/
Al Amart802/
Al-Amour802/
Al-Omare801/
Al Amair801/
Al-Emair801/
Al-Homar801/
Al Amear801/
Al Amare801/
Al-Amoor801/
Al A'Mar801/
Al Atmar801/
Al Haimar75822/
Al Gammar7515/
Al Hammar751/
Al Omar7131,956/
Al Amayreh716/
Al Amaireh715/
Al-Hammour711/
Al Omair671,950/
Al Amour6727/
Al Eymar673/
Al Ameir672/
Al Oumar671/

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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
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  • 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 Al-Amar
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