Amano Surname
Approximately 107,476 people bear this surname
Amano Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a combination of ama, a Japanese letter for 'sky' or 'paradise' and no, a second Japanese letter meaning (depending on context) 'path to skylink' to 'paradise'.
Amano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 97,761 | 1:1,308 | 243 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Philippines | 2,568 | 1:39,423 | 6,157 |
| United States | 805 | 1:450,260 | 38,563 |
| Brazil | 755 | 1:283,542 | 10,931 |
| Nigeria | 578 | 1:306,475 | 17,059 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Niger | 237 | 1:80,979 | 3,512 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Russia | 71 | 1:2,029,902 | 125,931 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Israel | 45 | 1:190,170 | 18,708 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Amaño (62) are calculated separately.
Amano (4,087) may also be a first name.
Amano Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a combination of ama, a Japanese letter for 'sky' or 'paradise' and no, a second Japanese letter meaning (depending on context) 'path to skylink' to 'paradise'.
- amanoAmano Demographics
Amano Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Amano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amano (Arabic: امانو, Hindi: अमानो, Marathi: अमनो, Russian: Амано) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Amaño. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amano? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,275th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 67,806 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Amano reside; 91 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Amano is also the 108,893rd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 4,087 people.
The last name Amano is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 97,761 people, or 1 in 1,308. In Japan Amano is mostly found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Amano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amano has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Amano surname are 11.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.97% registered with the party.
The amount Amano earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,488 per year; in United States they earn 21.21% more than the national average, earning $52,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.24% more than the national average, earning $58,246 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amano in the Marathi language | ||
| अमनो | amano | 66.67 |
| एमनो | emano | 33.33 |
| Amano in the Hindi language | ||
| अमानो | amano | 54.9 |
| अमनो | amano | 21.57 |
| आमनो | amano | 11.76 |
| अमणो | amano | 7.84 |
| आमानो | amano | 3.92 |
| Amano in the Russian language | ||
| Амано | amano | - |
| Amano in the Arabic language | ||
| امانو | amanw | - |
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