Amara Surname
Approximately 162,162 people bear this surname
Amara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 57,855 | 1:668 | 19 |
| Sierra Leone | 39,116 | 1:181 | 29 |
| India | 7,779 | 1:98,607 | 6,477 |
| Morocco | 6,986 | 1:4,935 | 570 |
| Libya | 6,812 | 1:917 | 215 |
| Ivory Coast | 6,348 | 1:3,634 | 354 |
| Iraq | 4,381 | 1:7,994 | 670 |
| Israel | 3,316 | 1:2,581 | 330 |
| Egypt | 3,295 | 1:27,902 | 3,078 |
| Jordan | 3,023 | 1:2,925 | 587 |
| France | 2,968 | 1:22,380 | 2,599 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Nigeria | 1,982 | 1:89,376 | 6,240 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Liberia | 1,498 | 1:2,943 | 386 |
| Iran | 1,360 | 1:56,458 | 6,162 |
| United States | 1,096 | 1:330,711 | 29,973 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Tunisia | 782 | 1:781 | 36 |
| DR Congo | 766 | 1:96,449 | 10,884 |
| Indonesia | 760 | 1:174,012 | 16,857 |
| Palestine | 743 | 1:6,122 | 1,344 |
| Philippines | 541 | 1:187,132 | 29,924 |
| Syria | 520 | 1:37,117 | 2,253 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Kenya | 449 | 1:102,851 | 8,952 |
| Kuwait | 376 | 1:10,108 | 1,395 |
| Uganda | 323 | 1:120,865 | 11,476 |
| Italy | 307 | 1:199,207 | 28,779 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Spain | 230 | 1:203,270 | 13,886 |
| Mauritania | 202 | 1:20,272 | 1,829 |
| Belgium | 192 | 1:59,878 | 9,649 |
| Cameroon | 174 | 1:119,362 | 13,671 |
| England | 170 | 1:327,753 | 24,219 |
| United Arab Emirates | 168 | 1:54,537 | 5,365 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Papua New Guinea | 150 | 1:54,358 | 6,878 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Pakistan | 100 | 1:1,786,439 | 18,003 |
| Lebanon | 98 | 1:57,521 | 4,493 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Colombia | 80 | 1:597,176 | 7,533 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Venezuela | 36 | 1:839,002 | 13,477 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Senegal | 18 | 1:809,963 | 2,817 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Guinea | 10 | 1:1,183,382 | 1,367 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Àmara (1), Ámara (1) & Amàra (1) are calculated separately.
Amara (428,167) may also be a first name.
Amara Demographics
Amara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amara (Arabic: عمارا, Bengali: অমরা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: अमरा, Marathi: अमरसींह, Oriya: ଅମରା, Russian: Амара) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Àmara, Ámara or Amàra. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,454th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,940 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Amara live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 40 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,388th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 428,167 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 57,855 people, or 1 in 668. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 12 percent are found, Mostaganem Province, where 8 percent are found and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 24 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Amara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amara last name grew 9,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Amara are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the party.
The amount Amara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning €24,432 per year; in Norway they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning 356,592 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.34% less than the national average, earning R 72,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $24,091,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $38,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amara in the Hindi language | ||
| अमरा | amara | 98.6 |
| अमर | amara | 0.46 |
| अमारा | amara | 0.45 |
| आमरा | amara | 0.17 |
| आमारा | amara | 0.06 |
| ामर्ा | amara | 0.04 |
| ङामरा | namara | 0.02 |
| अमरो | amaro | 0.01 |
| अमा्र | amara | 0.01 |
| अमरां | amaram | 0.01 |
| अम्रत | amrata | 0.01 |
| नाना | nana | 0.01 |
| अमर्ा | amara | 0.01 |
| अमृत | amrta | 0.01 |
| Amara in the Bengali language | ||
| অমরা | amara | 90 |
| অমর | amara | 5 |
| অমরচাঁন্দ | amaracamnda | 5 |
| Amara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମରା | amara | 67.12 |
| ଅମର | amara | 16.14 |
| ଆମରା | amara | 5.98 |
| ଆମାରା | amara | 5.23 |
| ଅମାରା | amara | 1.79 |
| ଆମର | amara | 0.6 |
| ଆଦର | adara | 0.15 |
| କୁମାରୀ | kumari | 0.15 |
| ଆମାର | amara | 0.15 |
| Amara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ | amarh | 49.04 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ | amarh | 12.5 |
| ﺁﻣﺮﺍ | amra | 4.81 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ | marh | 3.85 |
| ﺁﻣﺎﺭﺍ | amara | 3.85 |
| ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭﺓ | amart | 3.85 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭ | mar | 3.85 |
| ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭ | amar | 3.85 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭﺍ | mara | 2.88 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﺎﺭ | amar | 2.88 |
| ﻋﺎﻣﺎﺭ | amar | 0.96 |
| ﺍﻣﺮﺍ | amra | 0.96 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﺎﺭﺓ | amart | 0.96 |
| Amara in the Marathi language | ||
| अमरसींह | amarasinha | 29.49 |
| अमारा | amara | 25 |
| अमरा | amara | 14.1 |
| अमरस | amarasa | 9.62 |
| अमर | amara | 8.97 |
| आमरा | amara | 7.69 |
| आमारा | amara | 3.85 |
| Amara in the Russian language | ||
| Амара | amara | - |
| Amara in the Arabic language | ||
| عمارا | mara | - |
| آمري | amry | - |
| امره | amrh | - |
| اميرع | amyr | - |
| امراء | amra | - |
| أمرا | amra | - |
| امرا | amra | - |
| ليمارا | lymara | - |
| أمارة | amart | - |
| امارا | amara | - |
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