Al Ammar Surname

85,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Ammar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Ammar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,2831:11,5751,395
Lebanon1,2351:4,564816
Kuwait8871:4,285573
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Syria4301:44,8862,499
Jordan2571:34,4064,104
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397

Al Ammar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Ammar is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 85,324th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,288,919 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ammar live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 2,283 people, or 1 in 11,575. In Yemen Al Ammar is primarily concentrated in: 'Amran Governorate, where 53 percent are found, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Sa'dah Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 22 percent are found and Kuwait, where 16 percent are found.

Al Ammar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Shiite (61%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Gammar9415/
Al Hammar941/
Al Amar93135/
Al Asmar8811,602/
Al-Ammar881,212/
Al Ahmar88780/
Al Hamar8863/
Al Gamar885/
Al Amart882/
Al Amear881/
Al Amare881/
Al Atmar881/
Al A'Mar881/
Al Amair881/
Al Haimar82822/
Al-Hammar821/
Al-Ahmmar821/
Al Omar8031,956/
Al-Amar80215/
Al Amayreh786/
Al Amaireh785/
Al Omair751,950/
Al-Asmar75460/
Al-Ahmar75246/
Al-Hamar7592/
Al Amour7527/
Al Eymar753/
Al Ameir752/
Al-Amare751/
Al-Gamar751/
Al Oumar751/
Al Hamour71315/
Al Atmour711/
Al Amoure711/
Al Ajmour711/
Al-Omar672,915/
Al-Amayreh675/
Al Omor674/
Al-Amaireh674/
Al-Amor672/
Al Hamourh672/
Al-Hammour671/
Al Hamourd671/

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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 Ammar
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