Amato Surname

7,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Amato Surname Definition:

“Beloved” in Italian. Used as equivalent of Hebrew “Habib”.

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Amato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy44,7361:1,36757
United States18,6611:19,4232,435
Argentina3,2911:12,9881,177
Brazil2,1021:101,8433,838
France1,9331:34,3634,190
Uganda1,5881:24,5843,503
Australia1,1901:22,6853,130
Canada1,0931:33,7114,336
Germany7851:102,55512,709
England6271:88,8659,623
Philippines5271:192,10330,549
Switzerland4691:17,5122,881
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Belgium2971:38,7096,335
Venezuela2521:119,8574,062
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Spain1701:275,01217,060
Malta1501:2,868222
Uruguay1361:25,2342,945
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Israel311:276,05324,632
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Honduras171:518,6143,437
Wales171:182,03112,022
Norway111:467,48139,375
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Panama91:434,6958,518
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Monaco91:4,118434
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China61:227,886,92811,701
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Tonga41:26,828461
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Italian) Descendant of Amato (beloved).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Italian: from a medieval personal name, Amato, Latin Amatus 'beloved', i.e. by God.

- el_loco_pirado

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamato911,199/
Amatos91858/
Amatto91465/
Amatou9164/
Aimato9152/
Amatho9138/
Amhato9126/
Amatoh9122/
Amahto917/
Amatoa913/
Ammato913/
Aamato912/
Amauto912/
Amasto911/
Amatoo911/
Amadto911/
Amaito911/
Eamato911/
D'Amato8317,410/
Hamadto8313,044/
Hamatto83541/
Amatoch83239/
Hamatou83205/
Aimhato8315/
Amatous8311/
Amattos834/
Amahato834/
Ahmatou834/
Gamatou833/
Aimatou833/
Ammatou833/
Hammato833/
Asmatou832/
Ahmatto831/
Aumhato831/
Amaatoa831/
Hamatoy831/
Gammato831/
Gamatto831/
Ahmatoj831/
Amattou831/
Amaytho831/
Aumasto831/
Gamatho831/
Ahmatos831/
Amata8024,198/
Amoto801,687/
Omato80614/
Ammattho77126/
Amatouch7752/
D'Amatto7713/
Ahamatou776/
Hamadtou775/
Hamatosh774/
Amattous774/
Hamahato773/
Hammatou772/
Hasmatou772/
Hamastou771/
Haumatou771/
Hamattou771/
Haamatou771/
Amahtout771/
Hamadtoo771/
Aimata738,786/
Amatha732,144/
Aimoto731,611/
Hamata731,422/
Gamata731,237/
Omadto731,068/
Amatta73209/
Hamoto73130/
Gamoto73114/
Amatah7370/
Ammata7360/
Asmoto7353/
Șamata7345/
Amotto7337/
Amasta7336/
Aymoto7336/
Omatos7334/
Amouto7333/
Amotoy7331/
Amaita7327/
Aumata7318/
Asmata7317/
Amotos7311/
Omatoi739/
Ajmata738/
Omhato738/
Omaato738/
Ahmata736/
Amauta736/
Aumoto736/
Oumato735/
Omatto734/
Amgata734/
Amatau734/
Ameito734/
Atmata734/
Amateu733/
Amatas733/
Amotoi732/
Amotho732/
Aymata732/
Amhata731/
Homato731/
Ammoto731/
Amohto731/
Amotoo731/
Omasto731/
Omatou731/
Amataa731/
Amooto731/
Omatho731/
Amotot731/
Amattouch71138/
Amotatowa711/
Aummattho711/
D'Amata67286/
Hamaita67151/
Amattat67141/
Hamateu67122/
Gomatou6786/
Amateau6785/
Hamauta6777/
Amahata6776/
Amashta6772/
Amastha6748/
Gamotho6741/
Haimoto6731/
Gaimata6727/
Ahamata6726/
Amoutou6726/
Oumatou6725/
Amattah6718/
Hamatta6716/
Haimata6715/
Hameito6714/
Gamatha6713/
Hamatha6711/
Aimaita679/
Hammata678/
Ahymoto677/
Aismoto677/
Amahtat676/
Aaimata676/
Ahmatas676/
Ammatha675/
Hamotoh675/
Hajmata674/
Hasmata674/
Gaumata674/
D'Amoto673/
Amatash673/
Asmatha672/
Amostoy672/
Aimatas671/
Hamhata671/
Amastas671/
Amgotoo671/
Amhatha671/
Ammatau671/
Ahmatha671/
Amostos671/
Haymata671/
Haumata671/
Hamayta671/
Hameyto671/
Hamotat671/
Goumato671/
Gammata671/
Gamathã671/
Amatheu671/
Amhasta671/
Amoutho671/
Amoutoh671/
Gamatta671/
Ahmadta671/
Autmata671/

Amato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amato in the Hindi language
आमतोamato50
अमतोamato50
Amato in the Russian language
Аматоamato-
Amato in the Arabic language
اماتوamatw-

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