Amaral Surname
Approximately 350,042 people bear this surname
Amaral Surname User-submission:
Amaral is the Portuguese and Spanish collective for amara, a very common fruit in Portugal and Spain. Probably the surname appeared as a designation for the people who had a plantation of amaras.
Amaral Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 183,373 | 1:1,167 | 141 |
| Mozambique | 47,585 | 1:573 | 124 |
| East Timor | 35,087 | 1:35 | 6 |
| Angola | 32,142 | 1:840 | 138 |
| Portugal | 24,448 | 1:426 | 76 |
| United States | 10,980 | 1:33,011 | 4,124 |
| Mexico | 3,533 | 1:35,133 | 2,117 |
| Canada | 2,375 | 1:15,514 | 2,271 |
| Uruguay | 2,158 | 1:1,590 | 196 |
| Indonesia | 1,751 | 1:75,528 | 8,071 |
| France | 1,567 | 1:42,388 | 5,341 |
| Argentina | 1,119 | 1:38,198 | 3,200 |
| Spain | 572 | 1:81,734 | 7,031 |
| Venezuela | 542 | 1:55,727 | 2,651 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Paraguay | 350 | 1:20,676 | 833 |
| England | 304 | 1:183,283 | 16,451 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 176 | 1:1,008 | 151 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Switzerland | 129 | 1:63,666 | 7,829 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| Peru | 96 | 1:331,085 | 11,769 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Benin | 65 | 1:159,009 | 16,217 |
| Cuba | 56 | 1:205,763 | 4,314 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Luxembourg | 43 | 1:13,501 | 2,808 |
| Bermuda | 41 | 1:1,592 | 254 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Amáral (1) are calculated separately.
Amaral (11,438) may also be a first name.
Amaral Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Amaral is the Portuguese and Spanish collective for amara, a very common fruit in Portugal and Spain. Probably the surname appeared as a designation for the people who had a plantation of amaras.
- lucas.amaralA Portuguese toponymic from an estate near Viseu.
- mfariacastroAmaral Demographics
Average Male Amaral Height
173.35 cm
Average Female Amaral Height
160.99 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Amaral Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaral Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amaral (Arabic: امارال, Marathi: अमराल, Russian: Амарал) is found most in Brazil. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Amáral. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amaral.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaral? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,552nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,819 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Amaral live; 54 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America. Amaral is also the 55,955th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11,438 people.
The surname Amaral is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 183,373 people, or 1 in 1,167. In Brazil Amaral is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil Amaral is found in 91 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 14 percent reside and East Timor, where 10 percent reside.
Amaral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amaral has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 99,818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 15,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amaral Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Amaral last name are 43.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.77% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Amaral earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,360 per year; in South Africa they earn 86.98% more than the national average, earning R 444,336 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $53,298 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amáral | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gamaral | 92 | 1,024 | / |
| Amarale | 92 | 115 | / |
| Hamaral | 92 | 115 | / |
| Amarail | 92 | 29 | / |
| Amarall | 92 | 17 | / |
| Asmaral | 92 | 15 | / |
| Amaraal | 92 | 8 | / |
| Aamaral | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ammaral | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amarral | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amarald | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amaeral | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aimaral | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amarasl | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amaralt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amaural | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amatral | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amaaral | 92 | 1 | / |
| D'Amaral | 86 | 15 | / |
| Amaralhe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Amarasel | 86 | 7 | / |
| Amaraull | 86 | 6 | / |
| Amarasil | 86 | 5 | / |
| Amarallh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aamarale | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gamarral | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ammarale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamarail | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amargaul | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atmareal | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ameral | 83 | 248 | / |
| Amoral | 83 | 97 | / |
| Amarol | 83 | 25 | / |
| Omaral | 83 | 21 | / |
| Emaral | 83 | 4 | / |
| Asmarallh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Amaralova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aimairale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amoraal | 77 | 110 | / |
| Amargol | 77 | 39 | / |
| Ameeral | 77 | 32 | / |
| Amarole | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gomaral | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hemaral | 77 | 7 | / |
| Amerall | 77 | 7 | / |
| Omargal | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hamarol | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gamoral | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asmarol | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hameral | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amorale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameraal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amareil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aymeral | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajmoral | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amerral | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ammeraal | 71 | 384 | / |
| Ammerall | 71 | 34 | / |
| Goomaral | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ammerahl | 71 | 23 | / |
| Hammeral | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ammerhal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Haimeral | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amourall | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoracil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ammoural | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amerol | 67 | 11,947 | / |
| Omarol | 67 | 185 | / |
| Emeral | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ameerallh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emarol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emoral | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omaralova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hammerall | 67 | 0 | / |
Amaral Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaral in the Marathi language | ||
| अमराल | amarala | 78.95 |
| अमाराल | amarala | 7.02 |
| अमारल | amarala | 5.26 |
| अमरल | amarala | 3.51 |
| एमरल | emarala | 1.75 |
| आमाराल | amarala | 1.75 |
| Amaral in the Russian language | ||
| Амарал | amaral | - |
| Amaral in the Arabic language | ||
| امارال | amaral | - |
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