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
Average Male Amara Height
173.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Amara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amara (Arabic: عمارا, Bengali: অমরা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: अमरा, Marathi: अमरसींह, Oriya: ଅମରା, Russian: Амара) is most common in Algeria. It can also be found as: Àmara, Ámara or Amàra. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,454th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,940 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Amara are found; 48 percent are found in North Africa and 40 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,388th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 428,167 people.
The last name Amara is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 57,855 people, or 1 in 668. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 12 percent live, Mostaganem Province, where 8 percent live and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Algeria Amara exists in 107 countries. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 24 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Amara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amara last name rose 9,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Amara last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Amara are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for 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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