Al Amer Surname

133,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Amer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Amer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
Kuwait7811:4,866673
Jordan4051:21,8333,129
Syria2581:74,8103,118
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Yemen1421:186,0948,252
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Palestine641:71,0766,019
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Al Amer (14) may also be a first name.

Al Amer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Amer is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Amer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,887th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,165,690 people. The surname Al Amer is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Al Amer reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally, held by 14 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,391 people, or 1 in 22,182. Other than Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 23 percent live and Jordan, where 12 percent live.

Al Amer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Amer surname is principally Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ameer931,734/
Al Hamer93198/
Al Ahmer9310/
Al Asmer9310/
Al Aamer936/
Al Amere933/
Al Ajmer932/
Al Ameir932/
Al Aimer931/
Al Amear931/
Al Ammer931/
Al Ame929/
Al Hameer8880/
Al Hammer8810/
Al Haimer889/
Al Amed864,197/
Al-Amer862,666/
Al Amir861,367/
Al Omer86207/
Al Amee862/
Al Ames862/
Al Hame861/
Al Ajme861/
Al Hammerz8278/
Al Hamed8022,826/
Al-Ameer801,534/
Al Amees80154/
Al-Ahmer807/
Al-Aamer805/
Al-Asmer803/
Al-Ammer802/
Al-Amere802/
Al Hamee802/
Al Ameez801/
Al Aimeh801/
Al Aimey801/
Al Ameed801/
Al Amgir801/
Al Hamei801/
Al Hamet801/
Al-Hamer801/
Al Omeir801/
Al Amire801/
Al Hames801/
Al Amair801/
Al Aamir801/
Al Ama7742/
Al Ami7719/
Al Amy772/
Al Hameed75643/
Al Amhesh7543/
Al Hamees755/
Al Ameesh754/
Al Hamieh752/
Al Ahmeed752/
Al Hameej752/
Al Ahamed752/
Al Hamech751/
Al Hamesh751/
Al Hamedh751/
Al Haimed751/
Al Hammed751/
Al Ajmi7133,570/
Al-Amir711,911/
Al Asmi71758/
Al Hama71487/
Al Aamy71483/
Al Hami71311/
Al-Omer71247/
Al Atmi71226/
Al Hammieh7196/
Al Ahma719/
Al Aimi719/
Al Ajmy718/
Al-Ajme717/
Al Amayreh716/
Al Ajma716/
Al Amaireh715/
Al Amaa715/
Al Amid713/
Al Ahmi712/
Al Amai712/
Al Omir711/
Al-Ameh711/
Al-Amei711/
Al Aimy711/
Al Amma711/
Al Hammead711/
Al Amoi711/
Al Haimi6720,138/
Al Omair671,950/
Al-Hamed671,918/
Al Homed671,101/
Al Ahamy671,098/
Al Hamis67918/
Al Hamid67568/
Al Hatmi67251/
Al Hajmi67178/
Al Ahami67164/
Al Hamma6791/
Al Hammy6783/
Al Amaya6743/
Al Hamay6710/
Al Asmai679/
Al Ajmaa678/
Al Hatmy676/
Al Hasmi675/
Al-Amire674/
Al-Hames674/
Al Hamit674/
Al-Hameh673/
Al-Hamir672/
Al Aasmi672/
Al-Ahmet671/
Al Aamid671/
Al Asmaj671/
Al Hajma671/
Al Hamaj671/
Al-Amead671/
Al Hamoi671/
Al Hamoy671/
Al-Ameed671/
Al-Aamir671/
Al Aimid671/

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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 Amer
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