Amariei Surname

87,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Amariei Surname User-submission:

The surname means descendant of Maria. The surname is a classic example of a Romanian matriarchal surname, something rare in the predominantly patriarchal European surname landscape, which shows continuation of matriarchal dominant features taken from the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture (which existed approx.

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Amariei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,1851:3,872527
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Moldova561:63,5968,738
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England211:2,653,24194,788
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Amăriei (1) are calculated separately.

Amariei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means descendant of Maria. The surname is a classic example of a Romanian matriarchal surname, something rare in the predominantly patriarchal European surname landscape, which shows continuation of matriarchal dominant features taken from the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture (which existed approx. 8000-2750 BC).

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Amariei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amariei Come From? nationality or country of origin

Amariei is most common in Romania. It can also be found as: Amăriei. For other potential spellings of Amariei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amariei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amariei is the 87,161st most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,319,729 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Amariei live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 5,185 people, or 1 in 3,872. In Romania it is most numerous in: Neamț County, where 20 percent are found, Iași County, where 15 percent are found and Suceava County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Romania this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Moldova, where 1 percent are found.

Amariei Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Amariei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.4% less than the national average, earning €8,287 per year; in United States they earn 41.98% more than the national average, earning $61,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amăriei951/
Amariței939/
Amarie921,000/
Amariie8640/
Ammarie8629/
Amaryei8615/
Amarihe868/
Asmarie866/
Amaries865/
Amariet863/
Ajmarie862/
Amarihi862/
Amayrie861/
Amariji861/
Amariyi861/
Aamarie861/
Amaraie861/
Hamarie861/
Amarowei80189/
Amaraihe8041/
Amareihe803/
Amaurier801/
Gamaraei801/
Amăriței801/
Amgarije801/
Gaymarie801/
Omarie7793/
Amerie7767/
Amarji7757/
Amarge7746/
Amorie7731/
Amarye7721/
Emarie776/
Amerieh7114,209/
Amarjit711,676/
Amarehi71171/
Amaraye7124/
Amaraee7121/
Aimerie7119/
Amarija7117/
Omarieh7115/
Amariyo719/
Amarjee717/
Omaraie716/
Omarrie715/
Amaroui715/
Amahree713/
Amoriez713/
Homarie712/
Omaraei711/
Ameriee711/
Amaryeh711/
Amarjet711/
Amariha711/
Amaroee711/
Amaruje711/
Amaryez711/
Amaarji711/
Amories711/
Hamerie711/
Amargee711/
Hamarji711/
Amareye711/
Emmarie710/
Amarjeet67229/
Amoriggi6726/
Amasroui676/
Amaraayi673/
Hamourie671/
Ammoorie671/
Amourier671/
Amairaye671/
Omorieyi671/
Amariaha671/
Omarrier670/

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