Amal Surname
Approximately 87,499 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 50,673 | 1:1,814 | 253 |
| Morocco | 13,325 | 1:2,587 | 204 |
| Indonesia | 3,647 | 1:36,262 | 4,226 |
| Iran | 3,386 | 1:22,676 | 2,866 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,233 | 1:5,469 | 821 |
| Philippines | 2,226 | 1:45,480 | 7,330 |
| Uganda | 1,959 | 1:19,928 | 2,946 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,431 | 1:21,562 | 2,950 |
| Afghanistan | 1,302 | 1:24,695 | 1,164 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| India | 1,134 | 1:676,424 | 31,681 |
| Pakistan | 889 | 1:200,949 | 4,908 |
| Kenya | 496 | 1:93,105 | 8,323 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Turkey | 312 | 1:249,428 | 17,308 |
| Spain | 264 | 1:177,091 | 12,552 |
| Malaysia | 216 | 1:136,547 | 8,721 |
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 116 | 1:78,985 | 7,143 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| Tunisia | 103 | 1:5,928 | 956 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Palestine | 69 | 1:65,925 | 5,832 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Syria | 22 | 1:877,319 | 6,367 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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_tabkaAmal Demographics
Average Amal Salary in
United States
$43,340 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amal (Arabic: عامل, Bengali: অমল, Georgian: ამალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺎﻝ, Hindi: अमल, Marathi: अमल, Oriya: ଅମଲ, Russian: Амаль) occurs most in Egypt. It may also be rendered as: Ámál. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amal is the 6,447th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 83,287 people. The surname Amal occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Amal reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Amal is also the 443rd most common first name internationally, held by 1,586,390 people.
The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 50,673 people, or 1 in 1,814. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Amal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amal surname increased 2,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Amal surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Amal last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% being registered with the political 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
Amal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amal in the Georgian language | ||
| ამალ | amal | - |
| Amal in the Bengali language | ||
| অমল | amala | 99.35 |
| আমল | amala | 0.28 |
| আমাল | amala | 0.12 |
| এমাল | emala | 0.03 |
| অমল্ | amal | 0.03 |
| Amal in the Hindi language | ||
| अमल | amala | 93.19 |
| अमाल | amala | 3.66 |
| आमल | amala | 2.34 |
| आमाल | amala | 0.25 |
| अमला़ | amala | 0.05 |
| माल | mala | 0.05 |
| अम्ल | amla | 0.05 |
| अमल़ | amala | 0.05 |
| अमूल | amula | 0.05 |
| अमन | amana | 0.05 |
| Amal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମଲ | amala | 74.92 |
| ଅମଳ | amala | 20.23 |
| ଆମାଲ | amala | 1.58 |
| ଅମାଲ | amala | 1.13 |
| ଆମଲ | amala | 1.13 |
| ଅମାଳ | amala | 0.23 |
| ଅମଲ୍ | amal | 0.23 |
| ଅମର | amara | 0.11 |
| ଆମଳ | amala | 0.11 |
| Amal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺎﻝ | amal | 69.12 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻝ | amal | 17.65 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻝ | amal | 13.24 |
| Amal in the Marathi language | ||
| अमल | amala | 65.84 |
| अमेाल | ameala | 19.82 |
| अमाल | amala | 6.72 |
| अंमल | ammala | 3.95 |
| आमल | amala | 1.8 |
| अमळ | amala | 0.35 |
| आमाल | amala | 0.14 |
| अमला | amala | 0.07 |
| Amal in the Russian language | ||
| Амаль | amal | - |
| Amal in the Arabic language | ||
| عامل | aml | - |
| أمّال | amal | - |
| إمال | amal | - |
| امآل | amal | - |
| امـــل | aml | - |
| اّمال | amal | - |
| آمل | aml | - |
| أمال | amal | - |
| آمال | amal | - |
| أمل | aml | - |
| امال | amal | - |
| امل | aml | - |
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