Amal Surname

6,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Amal Surname User-submission:

Amel or Amal have the same meanings as surname. It depends on how you pronounce it. Amel means 'hope' (singular) and Amal means 'hopes' (plural).

Amal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt50,6731:1,814253
Morocco13,3251:2,587204
Indonesia3,6471:36,2624,226
Iran3,3861:22,6762,866
Kazakhstan3,2331:5,469821
Philippines2,2261:45,4807,330
Uganda1,9591:19,9282,946
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Afghanistan1,3021:24,6951,164
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
India1,1341:676,42431,681
Pakistan8891:200,9494,908
Kenya4961:93,1058,323
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Turkey3121:249,42817,308
Spain2641:177,09112,552
Malaysia2161:136,5478,721
Iraq2041:171,6754,240
France1731:383,94656,838
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Tunisia1031:5,928956
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Palestine691:65,9255,832
England511:1,092,51152,584
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Niger371:518,70313,483
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Syria221:877,3196,367
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Ámál (1) are calculated separately.

Amal (1,586,390) may also be a first name.

Amal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Amel or Amal have the same meanings as surname. It depends on how you pronounce it. Amel means 'hope' (singular) and Amal means 'hopes' (plural).

- amel_tabka

Amal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amal (Arabic: عامل, Bengali: অমল, Georgian: ამალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺎﻝ, Hindi: अमल, Marathi: अमल, Oriya: ଅମଲ, Russian: Амаль) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ámál. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amal? popularity and diffusion

Amal is the 6,447th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 83,287 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Amal reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 443rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,586,390 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 50,673 people, or 1 in 1,814. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Amal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amal surname expanded 2,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Amal are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Amal earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $43,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.23% less than the national average, earning $33,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamal89628,210/
Ajmal89129,223/
Hamal8929,993/
Ammal8912,098/
Amale897,658/
Asmal893,796/
Aamal892,714/
Amhal891,627/
Aimal891,269/
Ameal89483/
Amaal89321/
Amail89291/
Ahmal89213/
Amall8961/
Atmal8958/
Aumal8954/
Aymal8931/
Aemal8922/
Amgal8911/
Eamal895/
Ağmal895/
Amalh894/
Amald894/
Amaul893/
Amalt893/
Amaël892/
Amasl891/
Amatl891/
Ámál831/
Hamail805,271/
Aamale804,736/
Gajmal804,549/
Gammal803,481/
Asmail802,907/
Asmayl802,521/
Hammal802,228/
Amagli801,054/
Asmaul801,021/
Gamall80857/
Gamaal80826/
Hamalh80674/
Gamalh80513/
Aimale80353/
Asmall80351/
Gamail80273/
Aammal80205/
Hamale80184/
Amhale80141/
Gameal80123/
Haymal80107/
Amhall8099/
Ahamal8093/
Aameal8056/
Ajmail8055/
Hamhal8052/
Aïmale8046/
Aîmale8045/
Amaale8032/
Ammale8031/
Hatmal8030/
Hamall8025/
Asmaal8023/
Amaile8022/
Hasmal8019/
Asmale8017/
Amalhe8015/
Aumale8015/
Aamalh8015/
Aymale8014/
Hamayl8014/
Gaimal8012/
Amatel8011/
Ajmall8011/
Amasil809/
Ammall808/
Amalle807/
Aajmal806/
Ajmaal806/
Eamail806/
Hamaal805/
Aamaal805/
Amahal805/
Ajjmal805/
Attmal804/
Ajhmal804/
Gaamal804/
Ajmaul803/
Hajmal803/
Hameal803/
Haimal803/
Ajmmal803/
Asmeal803/
Hamgal803/
Ammaal802/
Amhalt802/
Ahmaal802/
Ameale802/
Gamhal802/
Amhail802/
Aismal802/
Aujmal802/
Haamal802/
Amaule802/
Aimail802/
Ammalp801/
Gaumal801/
Hamald801/
Aamgal801/
Ahmaul801/
Ausmal801/
Asmahl801/
Asmalt801/
Hamalt801/
Hahmal801/
Aijmal801/
Amacil801/
Amaail801/
Ammmal801/
Ajmajl801/
Aaimal801/
Aaamal801/
Aamaul801/
Atmail801/
Aumaul801/
Aasmal801/
Amalth801/
Atmaal801/
Aymalı800/
Haemal800/
Amauld800/
Aimeal800/
Amol759,387/
Omal752,969/
Emal752,238/
Ömal751/
Asmaail73251/
Amalova73191/
Asmallh7385/
Aismail7334/
Ammalle7322/
Ajmaeel7316/
Hamalle7315/
Hammale7313/
Hammeal7311/
Asmaile738/
Gammall736/
Hasmail736/
Amachel736/
Hasmall736/
Hajmail736/
Haimale734/
Hamaale734/
Gamm'al734/
Gamma'l734/
Asmaayl734/
Amalowa733/
Easmail732/
Amahtil732/
Asmasil732/
Amaille732/
Hatmale731/
Hasmaul731/
Easmeal731/
Gamaill731/
Hamailh731/
Hammall731/
Hammmal731/
Aajmale731/
Aamalhe731/
Ammahal731/
Asmaahl731/
Amachil731/
Ahmasil731/
Hamasil731/
Hamalhh731/
Hajjmal731/
Gamalhh731/
Aijmail731/
Aimalle731/
Amalová731/
Aahamal731/
Athmail731/
Aumaile731/
Aumalle731/
Asmmale731/
Amaallh731/
Ammasil731/
Gaamaal731/
Hammalt730/
Omale6741,092/
Hemal6711,400/
Amole677,083/
Email671,824/
Amold67921/
Aimol67714/
Uimal67692/
Gamol67531/
Ameil67508/
Aumatell67343/
Gomal67303/
Ommal67264/
Hamalová67246/
Emeal67126/
Homal67106/
Hamol67106/
Aumaille6768/
Amoul6768/
Aymalova6759/
Eimal6753/
Emmal6753/
Amool6736/
Omeal6735/
Omall6735/
Hamalowa6732/
Ammol6726/
Hamalova6725/
D'Aumale6723/
Amuol6720/
Asmaasel6719/
Hamál6715/
Omgal6715/
Ajmol6712/
Ahmalova6712/
Amoll6712/
Omail6711/
Oumal679/
Otmal677/
Asmol677/
Osmal676/
Amoil675/
Ajmaaeel675/
Amgol674/
Oimal674/
Amosl673/
Aismaail673/
Ammattil672/
Omaal672/
Omaul672/
Asmahail672/
Ahthmaal672/
Omhal671/
Oomal671/
Hammaltt671/
Amohl671/
Aimahale671/
Hémal671/
Hámal671/
Hammalle671/
Eymal671/
Asmaille671/
Asmaseel671/
Aaismail671/
Aumol671/
Emaal671/
Ameul671/
Ehmal671/
Gaamaall671/
Hamachil671/
Ameyl670/
Omald670/
Hammalhd670/

Amal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amal in the Georgian language
ამალamal-
Amal in the Bengali language
অমলamala99.35
আমলamala0.28
আমালamala0.12
এমালemala0.03
অমল্amal0.03
Amal in the Hindi language
अमलamala93.19
अमालamala3.66
आमलamala2.34
आमालamala0.25
अमला़amala0.05
मालmala0.05
अम्लamla0.05
अमल़amala0.05
अमूलamula0.05
अमनamana0.05
Amal in the Oriya language
ଅମଲamala74.92
ଅମଳamala20.23
ଆମାଲamala1.58
ଅମାଲamala1.13
ଆମଲamala1.13
ଅମାଳamala0.23
ଅମଲ୍amal0.23
ଅମରamara0.11
ଆମଳamala0.11
Amal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻣﺎﻝamal69.12
ﺍﻣﺎﻝamal17.65
ﺃﻣﺎﻝamal13.24
Amal in the Marathi language
अमलamala65.84
अमेालameala19.82
अमालamala6.72
अंमलammala3.95
आमलamala1.8
अमळamala0.35
आमालamala0.14
अमलाamala0.07
Amal in the Russian language
Амальamal-
Amal in the Arabic language
عاملaml-
أمّالamal-
إمالamal-
امآلamal-
امـــلaml-
اّمالamal-
آملaml-
أمالamal-
آمالamal-
أملaml-
امالamal-
املaml-

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