Amatya Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Amatya Surname User-submission:

Amatya in Sanskrit refers to ministers or counselors or nobles. They are Kshyatria caste group in Newar community of Nepal. During Malla rule, they belonged to aristocratic and courtier clans of Nepal. Meaning of Mahaju is also same as Amatya.

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Amatya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal4381:65,0251,708
India2841:2,700,93483,994
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
England621:898,67846,462
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Australia391:692,19746,687
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Amatya (165) may also be a first name.

Amatya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Amatya in Sanskrit refers to ministers or counselors or nobles. They are Kshyatria caste group in Newar community of Nepal. During Malla rule, they belonged to aristocratic and courtier clans of Nepal. Meaning of Mahaju is also same as Amatya. Local Newari people refer Amatya as Mahaju. Mahaju are descendants of Maha Amatya. Maha in Sanskrit, Nepali, Hindi is 'prime'. Use of both Mahaju and Amatya is prevalent. They should possess the qualities like purity, intelligence, affluence in wealth, well tested virtues and comprehensive. It is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti and the Baudhāyana-dharmasūtra.

- pamatya

The surname Amatya means 'minister' in Sanskrit.

- ujjwal

Amatya Last Name Facts

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

Amatya (Hindi: अमात्य, Marathi: आमत्या, Oriya: ଅମାତ, Russian: Аматья) is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amatya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amatya is the 309,548th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. The last name Amatya is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Amatya live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 712,876th most common first name worldwide It is held by 165 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 65,025. In Nepal it is most frequent in: Bagmati, where 12 percent are found, Janakpur, where 0 percent are found and Seti, where 0 percent are found. Besides Nepal Amatya is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Amatya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amatya last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Amatya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning $36,758 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ammatya928/
Amattya924/
Amathya923/
Amatyay921/
Gamatya921/
Amataiya863/
Hajmatya861/
Hamatyaj861/
Amatia8322/
Amatea8314/
Amotya831/
Hamatia7761/
Hamatyo777/
Asmatia777/
Amatias775/
Ahmatia774/
Gamatia774/
Gamotya774/
Amatiad771/
Amatiha771/
Amatjais718/
Haimatia713/
Amathias712/
Ahmadtea711/
Hamateaj711/
Asmatjah711/
Ammatyot711/
Ajmatias711/
Amatio6770/
Amateo6727/
Omatia672/
Amotyo671/

Amatya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amatya in the Oriya language
ଅମାତamata76.25
ଅମାତଯ୍amatay19.38
ଆମାତamata1.88
ଇୁଆମାତiu'amata0.63
ଅମତamata0.63
ଆମତamata0.63
Amatya in the Marathi language
आमत्याamatya50
अमात्याamatya16.67
अमात्amat16.67
अमत्याamatya16.67
Amatya in the Hindi language
अमात्यamatya43.33
आमात्यamatya26.67
आमात्याamatya13.33
अमत्यamatya6.67
अमात्याamatya6.67
अमत्याamatya3.33
Amatya in the Russian language
Аматьяamata-

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