Amaker Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Amaker Surname Definition:

AMAKER: (Local.) Derived from Amager, a small Danish island to the east of Copenhagen.

Amaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0041:361,01532,174
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Amaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

AMAKER: (Local.) Derived from Amager, a small Danish island to the east of Copenhagen.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Amaker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amaker (Arabic: اماكر, Marathi: आमकर, Russian: Амакер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 343,860th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. The surname Amaker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Amaker live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,004 people, or 1 in 361,015. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 41 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Amaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amaker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Amaker last name rose 1,035 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amaker surname are 0.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.05% being registered with the political party.

Amaker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning $36,753 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamaker922,338/
Amacker921,969/
Amakere92104/
Asmaker9213/
Atmaker921/
Amadker921/
Haymaker861,244/
Hammaker86929/
Hamacker8629/
Amaikere862/
Hamaaker860/
Amackear860/
Amakre831,074/
Amacer83170/
Ameker8333/
Amakir8312/
Omaker834/
Emaker831/
Hammacker8016/
Haimakher8013/
Hathmaker803/
Hatmacker801/
Haymacker800/
Hamhacker800/
Amacher772,455/
Amakhir77241/
Omakere7736/
Amakire7717/
Amaikir775/
O'Maker775/
Homaker773/
Amekker771/
Amodker771/
Amocker771/
Amaikre771/
Gomaker771/
Emmaker770/
Eumaker770/
Hemaker770/
Hameker770/
Hammaecker751/
Hauthmaker750/
Hamacher7111,050/
Ammacher7154/
Hamokere714/
Amacheer713/
Amacherr713/
Heumaker712/
Eimacker711/
Ahmadkir711/
Hamecker711/
Hoemaker711/
Hamocker711/
Hoymaker710/
Aumacher710/
Heymaker710/
Haymoker710/
Hammeker710/
Hammacher671,179/
Amekir67262/
Haumacher6746/
Hammecker6731/
Oymakcıer6730/
Hajmacher6728/
Hammäcker677/
Emeker676/
Haymacher675/
Amacre671/
Ahmadkhir671/
Amacir671/
Eismacker670/

Amaker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amaker in the Marathi language
आमकरamakara-
Amaker in the Russian language
Амакерamaker-
Amaker in the Arabic language
اماكرamakr-

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