Amae Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Amae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 58 | 1:2,204,212 | 28,969 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Amae (175) may also be a first name.
Amae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amae (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺮ, Russian: Амае) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amae? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,300,225th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Amae are found; 33 percent are found in East Asia and 33 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 690,096th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 175 people.
The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 2,204,212. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 47 percent live, Ōita Prefecture, where 47 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Besides Japan it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amae Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amae in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﺮ | amr | - |
| Amae in the Russian language | ||
| Амае | amae | - |
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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 Amae
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