Amasya Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Amasya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amasya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3421:227,54816,182
India81:95,883,173728,828
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Amasya (261) may also be a first name.

Amasya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amasya (Arabic: اماسيا, Bengali: অমস্যা, Hindi: अमास्या, Oriya: ଅମାସଯ୍ା) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Amasya.

How Common Is The Last Name Amasya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amasya is the 780,352nd most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Amasya are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 261 people.

The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 227,548. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Aydin Province, where 27 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live and Sakarya Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Amasya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amasya in the Bengali language
অমস্যাamasya-
Amasya in the Hindi language
अमास्याamasya-
Amasya in the Oriya language
ଅମାସଯ୍ାamasaya50
ଅମଷଯ୍amasay50
Amasya in the Arabic language
اماسياamasya-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amasya
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