Amato Surname
Approximately 79,493 people bear this surname
Amato Surname Definition:
“Beloved” in Italian. Used as equivalent of Hebrew “Habib”.
Read More About This SurnameAmato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 44,736 | 1:1,367 | 57 |
| United States | 18,661 | 1:19,423 | 2,435 |
| Argentina | 3,291 | 1:12,988 | 1,177 |
| Brazil | 2,102 | 1:101,843 | 3,838 |
| France | 1,933 | 1:34,363 | 4,190 |
| Uganda | 1,588 | 1:24,584 | 3,503 |
| Australia | 1,190 | 1:22,685 | 3,130 |
| Canada | 1,093 | 1:33,711 | 4,336 |
| Germany | 785 | 1:102,555 | 12,709 |
| England | 627 | 1:88,865 | 9,623 |
| Philippines | 527 | 1:192,103 | 30,549 |
| Switzerland | 469 | 1:17,512 | 2,881 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Belgium | 297 | 1:38,709 | 6,335 |
| Venezuela | 252 | 1:119,857 | 4,062 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Spain | 170 | 1:275,012 | 17,060 |
| Malta | 150 | 1:2,868 | 222 |
| Uruguay | 136 | 1:25,234 | 2,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 1:18,727 | 4,129 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Honduras | 17 | 1:518,614 | 3,437 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Amato (4,324) may also be a first name.
Amato Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Beloved” in Italian. Used as equivalent of Hebrew “Habib”.
(Italian) Descendant of Amato (beloved).
User-submitted Reference
Italian: from a medieval personal name, Amato, Latin Amatus 'beloved', i.e. by God.
- el_loco_piradoAmato Demographics
Average Amato Salary in
United States
$49,533 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amato (Arabic: اماتو, Hindi: आमतो, Russian: Амато) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amato? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,142nd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Amato live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe. Amato is also the 105,143rd most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 4,324 people.
The last name is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 44,736 people, or 1 in 1,367. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 36 percent live, Campania, where 28 percent live and Lazio, where 7 percent live. Barring Italy this surname occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Amato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amato has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amato last name grew 93,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,726 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amato Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amato surname are 1.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.83% being registered with the political party.
The amount Amato earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning €33,819 per year; in Norway they earn 30.93% less than the national average, earning 239,023 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning R 212,208 per year; in United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $58,192 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amato Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amato in the Hindi language | ||
| आमतो | amato | 50 |
| अमतो | amato | 50 |
| Amato in the Russian language | ||
| Амато | amato | - |
| Amato in the Arabic language | ||
| اماتو | amatw | - |
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Footnotes
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