Amams Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Amams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Amams Last Name Facts

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

Amams occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Amams.

How Common Is The Last Name Amams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Amams are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Amams is most common in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Abia, where 19 percent are found and Rivers, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

Amams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Amams surname rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amams last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Amams earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamams912/
Gamams912/
Ammams911/
Amaams911/
Hamamsh8342/
Hammams831/
Amans801,115/
Omams801/
Emams801/
Hamamshe771/
Ammons7312,239/
Hamans73318/
Aymans73116/
Amanse7392/
Amanns7365/
Gamans7326/
Ammoms738/
Amamze737/
Atmans733/
Ammans733/
Emamsh731/
Homams731/
Aumans730/
Eamans730/
Hammons6715,242/
Gammons672,946/
Hammans67976/
Haymans67333/
Gammans67274/
Hameems67195/
Aymanns67111/
Gaymans6763/
Haamans6735/
Autmans6726/
Amansce6713/
Heamans6711/
Hammoms674/
Amansse673/
Gammoms673/
Ausmans672/
Hamanns672/
Aimanse672/
Aitmans672/
Haimans671/
Aïmanse671/
Ammonsd671/
Eammons671/
Gammoñs671/
Emmaims671/
Ajmansh671/
Eatmans670/
Haumans670/

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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 Amams
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