Amatus Surname
Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAmatus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Indonesia | 191 | 1:692,404 | 53,816 |
| Philippines | 174 | 1:581,829 | 64,136 |
| Tanzania | 166 | 1:318,925 | 24,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.)
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
Amatus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amatus in the Hindi language | ||
| अमतुस | amatusa | - |
| Amatus in the Marathi language | ||
| अमतुस | amatusa | 60 |
| अमातुस | amatusa | 40 |
| Amatus in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାତୁସ | amatusa | 36.84 |
| ଅମାତୁସ୍ | amatus | 21.05 |
| ଅମତୁସ୍ | amatus | 15.79 |
| ଅମତୁସ | amatusa | 15.79 |
| ଆମତୁସ | amatusa | 5.26 |
| ଅମାତୁସ | amatusa | 5.26 |
| Amatus in the Russian language | ||
| Аматус | amatus | - |
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