Al Amami Surname
Approximately 2,118 people bear this surname
Al Amami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,020 | 1:13,082 | 1,528 |
| Jordan | 54 | 1:163,749 | 8,742 |
| Palestine | 22 | 1:206,766 | 9,351 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
Al Amami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Amami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Amami occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Al Amami.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Amami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 197,650th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,440,768 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Amami are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 2,020 people, or 1 in 13,082. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Dhamar Governorate, where 28 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 19 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 19 percent live. Besides Yemen this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 3 percent live and Palestine, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hamami | 94 | 13,084 | / |
| Al Asmami | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Hammami | 89 | 32 | / |
| Al Hamaimi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Omami | 88 | 6 | / |
| Al Amamy | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al-Amami | 88 | 2 | / |
| Al Hamamish | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hamami | 82 | 47 | / |
| Al Oumami | 82 | 6 | / |
| Al Hamamy | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Hamoumi | 78 | 498 | / |
| Al-Hammami | 78 | 209 | / |
| Al Amamesh | 78 | 14 | / |
| Al Hamehmi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Al Ahmoumi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Hammamy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Emami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Omami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Hammoumi | 74 | 11 | / |
| Al-Hamomi | 71 | 199 | / |
| Al Omoumi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al-Hammamy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Al-Hemaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Hamoumy | 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 Al Amami
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