Al Amir Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al Amir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Amir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Al Amir (344) may also be a first name.

Al Amir Last Name Facts

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

Al Amir occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 282,110th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. The surname Al Amir occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Al Amir are found; 54 percent are found in North Africa and 54 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 470,492nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 344 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Not including Egypt Al Amir exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 38 percent reside and Kuwait, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ameir932/
Al Aamir931/
Al Amair931/
Al Amire931/
Al Amgir931/
Al Amer863,365/
Al-Amir861,911/
Al Omir861/
Al Amaireh825/
Al Omair801,950/
Al Ameer801,734/
Al Hamer80198/
Al Asmer8010/
Al Ahmer8010/
Al Aamer806/
Al-Amire804/
Al Amere803/
Al-Hamir802/
Al Ajmer802/
Al-Aamir801/
Al Ammer801/
Al Amear801/
Al Omeir801/
Al Aimer801/
Al Hameer7580/
Al Hammer7510/
Al Haimer759/
Al-Amer712,666/
Al Omer71207/
Al Hammerz7178/
Al Amayreh716/
Al-Amaireh714/
Al-Omir711/
Al-Omair672,068/
Al-Ameer671,534/
Al-Ahmer677/
Al-Aamer675/
Al-Asmer673/
Al-Amere672/
Al-Ammer672/
Al-Ehmir671/
Al-Emair671/
Al-Hamer671/
Al-Amayreh595/
Al-Omer57247/
Al-Gommer501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Amir
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