Amador Surname
Approximately 261,820 people bear this surname
Amador Surname Definition:
One who is a lover, sweetheart, or suitor.
See Amado.
Read More About This SurnameAmador Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 75,792 | 1:1,638 | 239 |
| Honduras | 37,803 | 1:233 | 48 |
| Nicaragua | 23,626 | 1:255 | 49 |
| Spain | 22,846 | 1:2,046 | 239 |
| United States | 20,478 | 1:17,700 | 2,249 |
| Brazil | 11,828 | 1:18,099 | 893 |
| Philippines | 9,969 | 1:10,155 | 962 |
| Cuba | 9,946 | 1:1,159 | 191 |
| Colombia | 9,063 | 1:5,271 | 772 |
| Dominican Republic | 8,666 | 1:1,204 | 195 |
| Costa Rica | 5,954 | 1:803 | 173 |
| Angola | 4,930 | 1:5,474 | 762 |
| Guatemala | 3,502 | 1:4,592 | 645 |
| Venezuela | 2,355 | 1:12,826 | 1,094 |
| Ecuador | 2,153 | 1:7,388 | 1,207 |
| Argentina | 2,149 | 1:19,890 | 1,682 |
| Bolivia | 1,951 | 1:5,442 | 736 |
| Portugal | 1,887 | 1:5,521 | 559 |
| Panama | 1,740 | 1:2,248 | 328 |
| Peru | 1,093 | 1:29,080 | 3,013 |
| France | 899 | 1:73,885 | 10,343 |
| Puerto Rico | 684 | 1:5,190 | 350 |
| El Salvador | 499 | 1:12,713 | 751 |
| Chile | 458 | 1:38,464 | 1,914 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Canada | 224 | 1:164,489 | 16,566 |
| Israel | 185 | 1:46,257 | 6,172 |
| Cape Verde | 142 | 1:3,730 | 161 |
| Uruguay | 58 | 1:59,168 | 6,414 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Belize | 45 | 1:7,899 | 1,156 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Andorra | 12 | 1:6,986 | 1,135 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Amadó, with an accent on the o is a Catalan surname, meaning 'the loving one'.
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amador in the Russian language | ||
| Амадор | amador | - |
| Amador in the Arabic language | ||
| امادور | amadwr | - |
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