Amaru Surname

56,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Amaru Surname User-submission:

The Amaru surname comes from the ancient Quechua serpent deity, represents the infinity.

Amaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Bolivia2,1271:4,991696
French Polynesia8651:3254
Peru5971:53,2404,427
Nigeria5291:334,86318,253
Italy5201:117,60919,448
France2561:259,46440,012
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Uganda961:406,65925,271
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Chile241:734,02016,565
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Palau11:21,643223
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Amarù (21) & Amarú (5) are calculated separately.

Amaru (11,599) may also be a first name.

Amaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Amaru surname comes from the ancient Quechua serpent deity, represents the infinity.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Amaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amaru (Arabic: آمارو, Hindi: अमरू, Marathi: अमरु, Oriya: ଅମରୁ) is found most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Amarù or Amarú. Click here for other potential spellings of Amaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaru? popularity and diffusion

Amaru is the 56,510th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 812,164 people. The surname Amaru is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Amaru are found; 35 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Amaru is also the 55,448th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 11,599 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 24 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 10 percent reside.

Amaru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amaru last name are 16.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Amaru earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning €35,667 per year; in Peru they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,030 per year and in United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,023 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amarù9321/
Amarú935/
Asmaru915,637/
Amarou91532/
Gamaru9190/
Ammaru9170/
Hamaru9167/
Amarud9152/
Ahmaru9152/
Amarau9128/
Amarus9122/
Aumaru9119/
Amarut919/
Amarui914/
Atmaru912/
Amaeru912/
Amaruj911/
Amarup911/
Amatru911/
Amgaru911/
Amauru911/
Aamaru911/
Amaruh911/
Amareu911/
Aimaru911/
Amearu911/
Amajru911/
Amaaru911/
Gammaru83383/
Amarruy83153/
Amgarou83138/
Amaruch83108/
Aumarau8386/
Hamarau8336/
Hammaru8334/
Hamarus8333/
Hamarou8312/
Gamarau8310/
Aamarou8310/
Ammgaru837/
Aummaru836/
Amaraus836/
Gamarou836/
Gaimaru835/
Amaraut835/
Amarush834/
Aumarou834/
Haamaru834/
Amarous832/
Amareus832/
Amaarou832/
Ammarou832/
Gaumaru831/
Amaroux831/
Amarouh831/
Amatrou831/
Amairou831/
Amaharu831/
Asmarud831/
Amaruuy831/
Amaraux830/
Ameru801,578/
Emaru801,312/
Omaru80675/
Amoru80485/
Amarouch771,336/
Amahroud77136/
Amahrous779/
Ahamarou773/
Amarhous772/
Gammarou772/
Hamaruth771/
Hamarush771/
Hamgarou771/
Ama'arou771/
Omarou73590/
Amorut73265/
Ammoru73227/
Oumaru73192/
Eimaru7393/
Amaroo7351/
Amorou7347/
Hameru7335/
Ameuru7332/
Amaroe7329/
Omarzu7324/
Ameeru7321/
Emairu7321/
Asmoru7314/
Amorus7310/
Amorau7310/
Omatru736/
Hamoru736/
Gomaru735/
Amerau735/
Uimaru735/
Eumaru735/
Amoreu735/
Hemaru734/
Amooru734/
Ammeru733/
Homaru733/
Amorgu733/
Emarou732/
Omairu732/
Amereu732/
Ameruh731/
Emajru731/
Ommaru731/
Gamoru731/
Omarau731/
Emaaru731/
Amorud731/
Amoruy731/
Aimeru731/
Amerru731/
Amarhouch71205/
Amahrouch71204/
Amarutowa7156/
Amarrouch715/
Aamarouch714/
Hammareus712/
Aamarouss711/
Ammarouch711/
Ahmairrou711/
Heammarut711/
Oumarou67592,430/
Amourou67169/
Șoimaru6735/
Oimarou6724/
Amorous6719/
Uomarou6718/
Omaruha678/
Oimarau677/
Goimaru676/
Omarhus675/
Ommarou675/
Aamooru674/
Ahmadtrouh674/
Ajmeeru673/
Amoreus673/
Oomarou673/
Amorusp672/
Omarous672/
Ammarhoush672/
Homarus671/
Gamgoru671/
Ammorui671/
Ammouru671/
Uimmaru671/
Omarauh671/
Huomaru671/
Uommaru671/
Goumaru671/
Homarau671/
Homarou671/
Oumarau671/
Oumarui671/
Oumaruu671/
Oymarou671/
Ojmarou671/
Hammarhult671/
Amarroo671/
Amoreux671/
Amoroux671/
Aamaroo671/
Omarzui671/
Amerouh671/
Hommaru671/

Amaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amaru in the Hindi language
अमरूamaru91.73
अमरुamaru6.97
अमारुamaru0.5
अमारूamaru0.38
आमरूamaru0.31
अमरamara0.04
आमरुamaru0.04
अमराamara0.04
Amaru in the Oriya language
ଅମରୁamaru84
ଅମାରୁamaru8.8
ଆମରୁamaru4
ଅମରୂamaru1.6
ଆମାରୁamaru0.8
Amaru in the Marathi language
अमरुamaru40.55
आमरुamaru31.5
अमरूamaru13.54
आमरूamaru12.6
मरmara0.24
चतरूcataru0.16
अमारूamaru0.16
अमारुamaru0.16
मेहरुmeharu0.08
चमरुcamaru0.08
सकरुsakaru0.08
कचरुkacaru0.08
रामुramu0.08
दसरुdasaru0.08
आमारुamaru0.08
चमरूcamaru0.08
Amaru in the Arabic language
آماروamarw-

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