Amatus Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amatus Surname Definition:

This name is found 1180-90 in the Magn. Rotul. Scaccarii Normanniæ. In the thirteenth century Richard Amy held from Henry de la Pomeray in Cornwall (Testa di Nevill). His descendants were to be found there till the middle of last century.

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Amatus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Philippines1741:581,82964,136
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
India171:45,121,493474,784
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amatus (3,074) may also be a first name.

Amatus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name is found 1180-90 in the Magn. Rotul. Scaccarii Normanniæ. In the thirteenth century Richard Amy held from Henry de la Pomeray in Cornwall (Testa di Nevill). His descendants were to be found there till the middle of last century. Mr. Amy, Sheriff of the county in 1714, inherited Botreaux Castle from his uncle Sir John Cotton, and was the father of Cotton Amy, the last heir male, who left only two daughters.—Gilbert's Cornwall. One of them was insane; the other, Grace, married Jonathan Phillipps, of Camelford, a Captain in the Cornish Militia, and had several children, who all died early.

Simon and John Ame occur in Essex in the time of Edward I. (Rotul. Hundred.)

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Amatus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amatus (Hindi: अमतुस, Marathi: अमतुस, Oriya: ଆମାତୁସ, Russian: Аматус) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amatus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,233rd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,072,955 people. The last name Amatus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Amatus reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 130,151st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 3,074 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Without taking into account Ghana Amatus is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amatous9211/
Amateus922/
Amathus921/
Amatuse921/
Amaetus921/
Amatu911,472/
Amatheus865/
Amattous864/
Amahtuis861/
Amatos83858/
Hamatu83349/
Ahmatu8385/
Amatou8364/
Ametus8338/
Amathu8325/
Amatud8318/
Ammatu837/
Asmatu834/
Amatau834/
Aimatu834/
Amateu833/
Ajmatu833/
Amastu832/
Gamatu831/
Amattu831/
Amautu831/
Amatuj831/
Amatui831/
Amatousse802/
Ahamatusp801/
Ahamatu77990/
Hamatou77205/
Hamateu77122/
Haamatu7753/
Hammatu7716/
Haimatu7710/
Gammatu7710/
Ahmathu776/
Gaimatu776/
Amattos774/
Hamadtu774/
Ahmatou774/
Amahatu773/
Ammatou773/
Aimatou773/
Gamatou773/
Hamatui772/
Asmatou772/
Amgathu771/
Ahmatos771/
Hamaatu771/
Amattou771/
Amatheu771/
Gamathu771/
Ammatau771/
Hamathu771/
Omatu73215/
Amotu739/
Amatouch7152/
Ahamathu7112/
Ahammatu717/
Gammathu716/
Ahamatou716/
Hamadtou715/
Hamatosh714/
Haimathu713/
Hasmatou712/
Amatthut712/
Hammatou712/
Haumatou711/
Oumatous711/
Hamattou711/
Hamastou711/
Haamatou711/
Amahtout711/
Hammathu711/
Amgotu67192/
Amattouch67138/
Omatos6734/
Amotos6711/
Oumatu678/
Omotus675/
Amatoe675/
Asmotu674/
Gamotu672/
Amuotu672/
Emetus672/
Amotau672/
Amatoo671/
Gomatu671/
Omatou671/
Ahmotu671/
Ammotu671/
Omathu671/

Amatus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amatus in the Hindi language
अमतुसamatusa-
Amatus in the Marathi language
अमतुसamatusa60
अमातुसamatusa40
Amatus in the Oriya language
ଆମାତୁସamatusa36.84
ଅମାତୁସ୍amatus21.05
ଅମତୁସ୍amatus15.79
ଅମତୁସamatusa15.79
ଆମତୁସamatusa5.26
ଅମାତୁସamatusa5.26
Amatus in the Russian language
Аматусamatus-

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