Al Amir Surname
Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname
Al Amir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 | 1:436,299 | 23,129 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
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
The last name Al Amir is found most frequently in Egypt. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Amir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 282,110th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. The surname Al Amir is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Al Amir live; 54 percent live in North Africa and 54 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Al Amir is also the 470,492nd most common given name internationally, borne by 344 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 38 percent live and Kuwait, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ameir | 93 | 2 | / |
| Al Aamir | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Amair | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Amire | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Amgir | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Amer | 86 | 3,365 | / |
| Al-Amir | 86 | 1,911 | / |
| Al Omir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Amaireh | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al Omair | 80 | 1,950 | / |
| Al Ameer | 80 | 1,734 | / |
| Al Hamer | 80 | 198 | / |
| Al Asmer | 80 | 10 | / |
| Al Ahmer | 80 | 10 | / |
| Al Aamer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al-Amire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Amere | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al-Hamir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Ajmer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Aamir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Ammer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Amear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Omeir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Aimer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Hameer | 75 | 80 | / |
| Al Hammer | 75 | 10 | / |
| Al Haimer | 75 | 9 | / |
| Al-Amer | 71 | 2,666 | / |
| Al Omer | 71 | 207 | / |
| Al Hammerz | 71 | 78 | / |
| Al Amayreh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Al-Amaireh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al-Omir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Omair | 67 | 2,068 | / |
| Al-Ameer | 67 | 1,534 | / |
| Al-Ahmer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Al-Aamer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al-Asmer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al-Amere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Ammer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Ehmir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Emair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hamer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Amayreh | 59 | 5 | / |
| Al-Omer | 57 | 247 | / |
| Al-Gommer | 50 | 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 Amir
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