Amana Surname
Approximately 27,648 people bear this surname
Amana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 7,455 | 1:972 | 78 |
| Nigeria | 3,792 | 1:46,715 | 3,626 |
| Cameroon | 2,895 | 1:7,174 | 893 |
| India | 2,079 | 1:368,959 | 19,907 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Iraq | 1,598 | 1:21,916 | 1,224 |
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Uganda | 1,237 | 1:31,560 | 4,263 |
| Indonesia | 922 | 1:143,437 | 14,166 |
| DR Congo | 794 | 1:93,047 | 10,554 |
| Kenya | 721 | 1:64,050 | 6,192 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Syria | 367 | 1:52,591 | 2,689 |
| Niger | 317 | 1:60,543 | 2,869 |
| Philippines | 288 | 1:351,522 | 47,258 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 1:57,019 | 7,266 |
| Pakistan | 115 | 1:1,553,425 | 16,639 |
| Venezuela | 107 | 1:282,281 | 6,666 |
| Benin | 79 | 1:130,830 | 14,100 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Nepal | 22 | 1:1,294,589 | 6,753 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Amaña (326) & Amanâ (1) are calculated separately.
Amana (137,600) may also be a first name.
Amana Demographics
Average Amana Salary in
United States
$38,672 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amana (Arabic: امنع, Bengali: আমনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: आमना, Marathi: एमना, Oriya: ଆମନା, Russian: Амана, Tibetan: ཨ་མན་ན་) is found most in Togo. It may occur as a variant: Amaña or Amanâ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,796th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 263,583 people. The last name Amana occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Amana live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amana is also the 7,594th most commonly held first name globally, held by 137,600 people.
Amana is most prevalent in Togo, where it is held by 7,455 people, or 1 in 972. Excluding Togo this surname exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Amana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Amana last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
Amana earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amana in the Hindi language | ||
| आमना | amana | 85.13 |
| अमाना | amana | 6.27 |
| अमना | amana | 4.63 |
| आमाना | amana | 3.4 |
| अमणा | amana | 0.22 |
| अेमना | aemana | 0.11 |
| अमाणा | amana | 0.06 |
| अमन | amana | 0.05 |
| अमीना | amina | 0.02 |
| ऐमना | aimana | 0.01 |
| एमना | emana | 0.01 |
| अमान | amana | 0.01 |
| आामना | aamana | 0.01 |
| आमणा | amana | 0.01 |
| ामना | amana | 0.01 |
| आमाणा | amana | 0.01 |
| Amana in the Bengali language | ||
| আমনা | amana | 66.67 |
| আমেনা | amena | 23.81 |
| অমানা | amana | 4.76 |
| অমনা | amana | 4.76 |
| Amana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་མན་ན་ | amenna | 50 |
| ཨ་མ་ན་ | amana | 50 |
| Amana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମନା | amana | 47.19 |
| ଅମନା | amana | 24.1 |
| ଆମାନା | amana | 23.69 |
| ଅମାନା | amana | 1.41 |
| ଆମନ | amana | 0.8 |
| ଅମିନା | amina | 0.2 |
| କମାନ | kamana | 0.2 |
| ଇମାନା | imana | 0.2 |
| Amana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻧﻪ | amanh | 33.33 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻧﻪ | amanh | 27.78 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﻧﻪ | manh | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻣﻨﺎ | amna | 5.56 |
| ﺁﻣﺎﻧﻪ | amanh | 5.56 |
| ﺁﻣﺎﻥ | aman | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻥ | aman | 5.56 |
| ﻋﻤﻦ | mn | 5.56 |
| ﺃﻣﻨﻪ | amnh | 5.56 |
| Amana in the Marathi language | ||
| एमना | emana | 24.58 |
| मना | mana | 21.79 |
| अमाना | amana | 13.41 |
| आमना | amana | 12.29 |
| आमाना | amana | 7.26 |
| आमाणा | amana | 5.59 |
| अमना | amana | 4.47 |
| आमणा | amana | 2.23 |
| अमणा | amana | 2.23 |
| अमन | amana | 1.68 |
| आमशा | amasa | 0.56 |
| अमान | amana | 0.56 |
| ऐमनी | aimani | 0.56 |
| मान | mana | 0.56 |
| अमाऩ्ना | amanna | 0.56 |
| Amana in the Russian language | ||
| Амана | amana | - |
| Amana in the Arabic language | ||
| امنع | amn | - |
| آمنـي | amny | - |
| آمنا | amna | - |
| آمينا | amyna | - |
| امانا | amana | - |
| امني | amny | - |
| امنا | amna | - |
| آمني | amny | - |
| امانه | amanh | - |
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