Amancio Surname

7,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Amancio Surname User-submission:

Amancio is a surname of European origin, more precisely from Portugal. It is considered a patronymic, as it is a proper name, which would probably be the name of the founder of this lineage. The name Amancio comes from the Latin word amantius, which means 'the one who loves' or 'lover'.

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Amancio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61,6341:3,473299
Philippines6,5891:15,3651,709
Peru1,0281:30,9183,142
Dominican Republic5241:19,9101,317
United States4251:852,84564,957
Mexico3281:378,4347,685
Bolivia3001:35,3882,247
Spain821:570,14727,179
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
France311:2,142,668174,004
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Amâncio (141) are calculated separately.

Amancio (32,780) may also be a first name.

Amancio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Amancio is a surname of European origin, more precisely from Portugal. It is considered a patronymic, as it is a proper name, which would probably be the name of the founder of this lineage. The name Amancio comes from the Latin word amantius, which means 'the one who loves' or 'lover'.

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Amancio Last Name Facts

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

Amancio is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Amâncio. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amancio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,966th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 102,276 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Amancio live; 88 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 26,023rd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 32,780 people.

Amancio is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 61,634 people, or 1 in 3,473. In Brazil Amancio is most common in: São Paulo, where 25 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent reside. Besides Brazil it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Peru, where 1 percent reside.

Amancio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amancio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amancio surname expanded 14,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amancio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amancio surname are 8.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amancio earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 23.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,785 per year; in United States they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $45,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amâncio95141/
Amanncio933/
Amaancio933/
Aamancio933/
Amamncio932/
Ammancio932/
Hamancio931/
Gamancio931/
Amanco92613/
Amoncio862,921/
Amancia86408/
Amancho86120/
Amamcio8625/
Omancio862/
Amancou862/
Amancuo861/
Amantcho80161/
Hamamcio8023/
Gamancho809/
Amonciop801/
Amamncia801/
Amancias801/
Hamancia801/
Amanca77739/
Amanzo77249/
Amanço771/
Amancha712,139/
Amanzou71698/
Amoncou7190/
Amoncho7174/
Amoncia712/
Amandzo712/
Hamanca711/
Ammonco711/
Amanzoi711/
D'Amanzo67257/
Aamancha6749/
Amontcho6735/
Amantcha678/
Ammancha673/
Amandzou672/
Amondcoy671/

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