Amat Surname
Approximately 37,684 people bear this surname
Amat Surname User-submission:
Amat, in the Catalan version of the surname, comes from the Latin surname, Amatus, meaning 'the loved one'.
Amat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,938 | 1:85,821 | 5,740 |
| Spain | 6,276 | 1:7,449 | 916 |
| Indonesia | 6,174 | 1:21,420 | 2,596 |
| Malaysia | 4,525 | 1:6,518 | 818 |
| Thailand | 2,630 | 1:26,859 | 2,551 |
| Philippines | 2,242 | 1:45,155 | 7,259 |
| France | 1,999 | 1:33,228 | 4,036 |
| Argentina | 758 | 1:56,390 | 4,771 |
| United States | 497 | 1:729,294 | 57,260 |
| Cuba | 479 | 1:24,056 | 1,387 |
| Afghanistan | 402 | 1:79,983 | 2,285 |
| Peru | 232 | 1:137,001 | 7,600 |
| Ecuador | 211 | 1:75,383 | 5,552 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Suriname | 192 | 1:2,878 | 463 |
| Turkey | 166 | 1:468,804 | 27,196 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Brazil | 141 | 1:1,518,258 | 50,663 |
| Cameroon | 113 | 1:183,797 | 19,288 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 107 | 1:55,819 | 7,866 |
| Panama | 101 | 1:38,735 | 2,074 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Mexico | 88 | 1:1,410,525 | 15,733 |
| Italy | 85 | 1:719,490 | 60,619 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Brunei | 65 | 1:6,442 | 888 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Niger | 52 | 1:369,077 | 10,509 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Andorra | 21 | 1:3,992 | 813 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Amat (112,056) may also be a first name.
Amat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Amat, in the Catalan version of the surname, comes from the Latin surname, Amatus, meaning 'the loved one'.
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Amat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amat (Arabic: أمات, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﺕ, Hindi: अम़त, Marathi: अमत, Oriya: ଅମାତ, Russian: Амат) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amat? popularity and diffusion
Amat is the 14,780th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 193,386 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Amat reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,176th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 112,056 people.
The last name Amat is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 8,938 people, or 1 in 85,821. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 90 percent reside, Bihar, where 4 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 4 percent reside. Aside from India Amat is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
Amat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amat surname grew 49,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amat surname are 7.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Amat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 64.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,925 per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.82% more than the national average, earning $66,982 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amat in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମାତ | amata | 94.44 |
| ଅମାତ୍ | amat | 3.17 |
| ଆମାତ | amata | 0.93 |
| ଅମତ | amata | 0.34 |
| ଆମତ | amata | 0.1 |
| ଅମତ୍ | amat | 0.03 |
| ଆମଟ | amata | 0.03 |
| ଆମାତ୍ | amat | 0.03 |
| ଆମତ୍ | amat | 0.02 |
| Amat in the Marathi language | ||
| अमत | amata | 80 |
| आमत | amata | 14.17 |
| अमात | amata | 3.33 |
| अमट | amata | 1.67 |
| Amat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﺕ | amat | 50 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﺕ | amat | 50 |
| Amat in the Hindi language | ||
| अम़त | amata | 45.05 |
| अमत | amata | 44.81 |
| अमत़ | amata | 3.54 |
| आमत | amata | 2.83 |
| अमात | amata | 1.42 |
| अम़ता़ | amata | 0.47 |
| अमित | amita | 0.24 |
| अम़ता | amata | 0.24 |
| अमट | amata | 0.24 |
| अमात़ | amata | 0.24 |
| आमात | amata | 0.24 |
| अमत् | amat | 0.24 |
| अम़त् | amat | 0.24 |
| अमृत | amrta | 0.24 |
| Amat in the Russian language | ||
| Амат | amat | - |
| Amat in the Arabic language | ||
| أمات | amat | - |
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