Amadi Surname
Approximately 604,560 people bear this surname
Amadi Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'one whom God loves' in Italian.
Amadi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 586,491 | 1:302 | 33 |
| DR Congo | 4,488 | 1:16,462 | 2,059 |
| Kenya | 2,777 | 1:16,629 | 1,996 |
| Ghana | 1,801 | 1:15,003 | 1,939 |
| Uganda | 919 | 1:42,480 | 5,355 |
| United States | 908 | 1:399,184 | 34,943 |
| Tanzania | 760 | 1:69,660 | 7,342 |
| Benin | 742 | 1:13,929 | 1,896 |
| England | 716 | 1:77,819 | 8,740 |
| Niger | 682 | 1:28,141 | 1,617 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Indonesia | 444 | 1:297,859 | 26,488 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Italy | 353 | 1:173,248 | 26,120 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Brazil | 287 | 1:745,904 | 27,215 |
| Iran | 158 | 1:485,965 | 29,156 |
| France | 149 | 1:445,790 | 64,161 |
| Ivory Coast | 149 | 1:154,840 | 7,181 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| Zimbabwe | 117 | 1:131,951 | 17,409 |
| Cameroon | 100 | 1:207,691 | 21,269 |
| Paraguay | 89 | 1:81,312 | 2,021 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Burkina Faso | 50 | 1:367,042 | 5,907 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
The alternate forms: Ãmádi (1) are calculated separately.
Amadi (18,738) may also be a first name.
Amadi Surname Meaning
Amadi Demographics
Amadi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amadi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amadi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amadi (Arabic: اميديه, Bengali: আমদি, Georgian: ამადი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺎﺩﻱ, Hindi: आमदी, Marathi: एमडी, Oriya: ଅମାଦି, Russian: Амади) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Ãmádi. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amadi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 872nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,054 people. Amadi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amadi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amadi is also the 39,701st most common first name worldwide It is held by 18,738 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 586,491 people, or 1 in 302. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 69 percent reside, Imo, where 19 percent reside and Anambra, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Amadi exists in 105 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Amadi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Amadi last name are 38.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Amadi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.06% less than the national average, earning €10,492 per year; in Norway they earn 48.9% less than the national average, earning 176,841 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.57% less than the national average, earning R 150,744 per year; in United States they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $46,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $53,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amadi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amadi in the Georgian language | ||
| ამადი | amadi | - |
| Amadi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺎﺩﻱ | amady | - |
| Amadi in the Bengali language | ||
| আমদি | amadi | - |
| Amadi in the Marathi language | ||
| एमडी | emadi | 52.94 |
| आमदी | amadi | 20.59 |
| अमदी | amadi | 14.71 |
| अमादी | amadi | 5.88 |
| आमडी | amadi | 2.94 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 2.94 |
| Amadi in the Hindi language | ||
| आमदी | amadi | 50 |
| अमदी | amadi | 23.91 |
| आमादी | amadi | 10.87 |
| अमादी | amadi | 6.52 |
| अमाडी | amadi | 6.52 |
| अहमदी | ahamadi | 2.17 |
| Amadi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମାଦି | amadi | 24 |
| ଆମାଦି | amadi | 20 |
| ଏମଡି | emadi | 16 |
| ଅମଦି | amadi | 12 |
| ଅମଦୀ | amadi | 8 |
| ଆମାଦୀ | amadi | 8 |
| ଆମାଡି | amadi | 4 |
| ଆମଡି | amadi | 4 |
| ଅମାଦୀ | amadi | 4 |
| Amadi in the Russian language | ||
| Амади | amadi | - |
| Amadi in the Arabic language | ||
| اميديه | amydyh | - |
| امادى | amady | - |
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