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
Average Amano Salary in
United States
$52,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amano Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amano (Arabic: امانو, Hindi: अमानो, Marathi: अमनो, Russian: Амано) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Amaño. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amano? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,275th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 67,806 people. The 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 numerous first name throughout the world, held by 4,087 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 97,761 people, or 1 in 1,308. In Japan Amano is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Not including Japan it exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Amano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amano last name increased 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Amano surname is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States Amano are 11.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.97% being registered to vote for the political 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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