Amay Surname

152,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Amay 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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Amay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2601:80,34813,909
Ecuador8241:19,3032,758
Indonesia3471:381,12232,528
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Spain841:556,57226,793
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Peru341:934,82718,471
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
India181:42,614,743461,117
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China51:273,464,31313,838
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Amay (9,780) may also be a first name.

Amay 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

Amay: in Leland, Damay. Not in Domesday, nor found before the end of the twelfth century. An interpolation. Now Dames.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Amay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amay (Arabic: عماى, Hindi: अमय, Marathi: अमय, Oriya: ଅମୟ, Russian: Амай) occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Amay.

How Common Is The Last Name Amay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,050th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,516,418 people. Amay occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Amay are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Amay is also the 62,177th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 9,780 people.

The surname Amay is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,260 people, or 1 in 80,348. In The Philippines Amay is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 38 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent live and Davao Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Amay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Amay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amay surname rose 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amay surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 51.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 78.24% more than the national average, earning $40,463,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.58% less than the national average, earning $31,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.78% less than the national average, earning $36,874 CAD per year.

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Amaya89316,858/
Amayo8912,027/
Gamay892,074/
Amayi891,461/
Amaye89643/
Hamay89484/
Amayu89382/
Ammay89158/
Asmay8970/
Amayz8950/
Aumay8938/
Aymay8932/
Ahmay8928/
Amays8926/
Aimay898/
Eamay897/
Amaiy896/
Amajy894/
Amahy894/
Amhay892/
Atmay891/
Amaay891/
Ama8676,234/
Amy8642,142/
Hamaya8011,077/
Aimaya802,544/
Gamaya802,131/
Gamayo801,049/
Asmaya80889/
Ammayi80805/
Amayat80569/
Amayou80487/
Hamaye80301/
Amaiyo80171/
Asmahy80132/
Amayah80120/
Hamayo8099/
Amayas8078/
Aimayo8068/
Atmaya8064/
Hamajy8053/
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Hamayu8051/
Gaymay8046/
Hamayt8037/
Amayad8030/
Hamays8029/
Aymaya8029/
Gamaay8020/
Amoaya8019/
Hammay8018/
Hamayi8017/
Amayoe8017/
Gammay8016/
Amayez8014/
Amayed8012/
Ammayy8012/
Ajmaya8012/
Amayit8011/
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Amayie8011/
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Amayau808/
Ammaye807/
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Asmayo801/
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Ausmay800/
Haymay800/
Gama75260,997/
Auma75207,910/
Hama75182,659/
Amma75160,676/
Asma75123,843/
Amah7540,276/
Amat7537,684/
Aima7527,229/
Amad7526,527/
Amha7512,003/
Ahma7510,264/
Amey759,840/
Gamy759,594/
Ayma758,269/
Amoa757,025/
Hamy756,879/
Atma755,744/
Amai754,978/
Amas754,693/
Omay754,335/
Amaç753,536/
Amoy752,924/
Aamy751,498/
Asmy751,376/
Aama751,188/
Amau751,166/
Amea751,067/
Emay751,033/
Ammy75985/
Ahmy75800/
Amaa75639/
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Aumy75452/
Aema75373/
Amys75367/
Amuy75324/
Amyt75304/
Ağma75282/
Aemy75208/
Eamy75188/
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Amae75174/
Amaz75169/
Amap75159/
Amiy7588/
Amga7583/
Amaj7544/
Aimy7537/
Atmy7532/
Eama7521/
Amyo7514/
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Amyd754/
Amaï752/
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Hamayed73227/
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Hamayat7351/
Hamayou7344/
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Gamajiy7321/
Hamayoo7317/
Ammayee7315/
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Hamad67600,038/
Hamma6742,698/
Ameha6718,585/
Hamat6714,699/
Asmaa6711,993/
Asmat6711,223/
Ahama679,719/
Asmau678,345/
Amash677,120/
Amaha676,980/
Ammad676,902/
Amhaz676,695/
Gamaa675,567/
Hamai675,466/
Asmad674,190/
Gamea674,142/
Ammah673,865/
Gamma673,783/
Emayu673,294/
Emaye673,227/
Aymaz672,961/
Aimat672,946/
Ameye672,901/
Hamas672,651/
Amiya672,468/
Amoyo672,250/
Hamoy672,083/
Omaya671,998/
Omaye671,924/
Haima671,920/
Hamey671,723/
Omayo671,656/
Gaima671,650/
Amaiz671,519/
Aimad671,484/
Hamaz671,474/
Amaah671,447/
Amajo671,381/
Ameyu671,304/
Hamoa671,288/
Hasma671,215/
Hamah671,198/
Ameyo671,168/
Asmai671,072/
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Amaje671,057/
Atmaz671,035/
Amaji671,016/
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Amawe67290/
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Amay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amay in the Hindi language
अमयamaya95.95
अमायamaya2.7
अमेयameya1.35
Amay in the Oriya language
ଅମୟamaya94.71
ଅମୟରamayara2.2
ଆମୟamaya0.44
ଅମିୟamiya0.44
ଆମାୟamaya0.44
ଅମାୟamaya0.44
Amay in the Marathi language
अमयamaya91.15
अमायamaya4.59
आमायamaya2.3
आमयamaya0.66
अमयेamaye0.33
Amay in the Russian language
Амайamaj-
Amay in the Arabic language
عماىmay-

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