Amaru Surname
Approximately 8,973 people bear this surname
Amaru Surname User-submission:
The Amaru surname comes from the ancient Quechua serpent deity, represents the infinity.
Amaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Bolivia | 2,127 | 1:4,991 | 696 |
| French Polynesia | 865 | 1:325 | 4 |
| Peru | 597 | 1:53,240 | 4,427 |
| Nigeria | 529 | 1:334,863 | 18,253 |
| Italy | 520 | 1:117,609 | 19,448 |
| France | 256 | 1:259,464 | 40,012 |
| United States | 248 | 1:1,461,528 | 100,066 |
| India | 196 | 1:3,913,599 | 107,087 |
| Brazil | 109 | 1:1,963,985 | 62,590 |
| Uganda | 96 | 1:406,659 | 25,271 |
| Belgium | 92 | 1:124,964 | 18,228 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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.
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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) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Amarù or Amarú. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,510th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 812,164 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Amaru live; 35 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Amaru is also the 55,448th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 11,599 people.
Amaru is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found 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 holding the Amaru last name are 16.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.18% being registered with the 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
Amaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amaru in the Hindi language | ||
| अमरू | amaru | 91.73 |
| अमरु | amaru | 6.97 |
| अमारु | amaru | 0.5 |
| अमारू | amaru | 0.38 |
| आमरू | amaru | 0.31 |
| अमर | amara | 0.04 |
| आमरु | amaru | 0.04 |
| अमरा | amara | 0.04 |
| Amaru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମରୁ | amaru | 84 |
| ଅମାରୁ | amaru | 8.8 |
| ଆମରୁ | amaru | 4 |
| ଅମରୂ | amaru | 1.6 |
| ଆମାରୁ | amaru | 0.8 |
| Amaru in the Marathi language | ||
| अमरु | amaru | 40.55 |
| आमरु | amaru | 31.5 |
| अमरू | amaru | 13.54 |
| आमरू | amaru | 12.6 |
| मर | mara | 0.24 |
| चतरू | cataru | 0.16 |
| अमारू | amaru | 0.16 |
| अमारु | amaru | 0.16 |
| मेहरु | meharu | 0.08 |
| चमरु | camaru | 0.08 |
| सकरु | sakaru | 0.08 |
| कचरु | kacaru | 0.08 |
| रामु | ramu | 0.08 |
| दसरु | dasaru | 0.08 |
| आमारु | amaru | 0.08 |
| चमरू | camaru | 0.08 |
| Amaru in the Arabic language | ||
| آمارو | amarw | - |
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