Amador Surname

2,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Amador Surname Definition:

One who is a lover, sweetheart, or suitor.

See Amado.

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Amador Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico75,7921:1,638239
Honduras37,8031:23348
Nicaragua23,6261:25549
Spain22,8461:2,046239
United States20,4781:17,7002,249
Brazil11,8281:18,099893
Philippines9,9691:10,155962
Cuba9,9461:1,159191
Colombia9,0631:5,271772
Dominican Republic8,6661:1,204195
Costa Rica5,9541:803173
Angola4,9301:5,474762
Guatemala3,5021:4,592645
Venezuela2,3551:12,8261,094
Ecuador2,1531:7,3881,207
Argentina2,1491:19,8901,682
Bolivia1,9511:5,442736
Portugal1,8871:5,521559
Panama1,7401:2,248328
Peru1,0931:29,0803,013
France8991:73,88510,343
Puerto Rico6841:5,190350
El Salvador4991:12,713751
Chile4581:38,4641,914
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Israel1851:46,2576,172
Cape Verde1421:3,730161
Uruguay581:59,1686,414
England551:1,013,05650,089
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Belize451:7,8991,156
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Norway131:395,56035,657
Andorra121:6,9861,135
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China71:195,331,65210,124
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Amador (72,830) may also be a first name.

Amador Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who is a lover, sweetheart, or suitor.

See Amado.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Amadó, with an accent on the o is a Catalan surname, meaning 'the loving one'.

- a1956

Amador Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amador (Arabic: امادور, Russian: Амадор) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amador? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Amador reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Amador is also the 13,429th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 72,830 people.

The surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 75,792 people, or 1 in 1,638. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Puebla, where 12 percent reside, Veracruz, where 10 percent reside and México, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico it is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in Honduras, where 14 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 9 percent reside.

Amador Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amador has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amador surname expanded 29,254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amador Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amador last name are 42.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amador earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning 288,182 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.76% more than the national average, earning R 370,152 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $21,652,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning $38,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Amador Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amador in the Russian language
Амадорamador-
Amador in the Arabic language
امادورamadwr-

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