Amaya Surname

1,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Amaya Surname Definition:

Castilian from Pena de Amaya, political division of Miranda de Ebro. Spread to Aguilar de Campo, Asturias, Castile, La Rioja, Andalusia, Estremadura and Portugal.

See Anaya.

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Amaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia69,3091:689140
El Salvador42,3111:15026
Honduras42,2191:20942
Mexico40,5541:3,061428
Argentina26,9771:1,584215
United States25,7031:14,1021,760
Venezuela20,4271:1,479269
Spain11,9621:3,908483
Peru11,3871:2,791464
Japan3,9601:32,2843,080
Ecuador3,5251:4,512767
Chile2,3751:7,417762
Cuba2,0511:5,618626
Panama1,8701:2,092314
Nicaragua1,7681:3,406452
Guatemala1,3901:11,5701,180
Philippines1,1671:86,75115,058
Kenya1,0531:43,8564,557
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Bolivia9371:11,3301,179
Canada5691:64,7557,541
Cameroon5391:38,5335,151
Costa Rica5351:8,935484
France3701:179,52127,974
Iran3691:208,08316,598
Brazil3271:654,66224,187
Belize2951:1,205281
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
Uruguay2771:12,3891,391
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Australia831:325,24927,873
Yemen781:338,7869,970
England761:733,13240,828
Niger641:299,8759,026
Sweden591:166,89411,603
India581:13,225,265229,403
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Palestine261:174,9568,796
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Aruba231:4,499638
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Puerto Rico171:208,8322,248
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Congo101:498,91011,250
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway61:857,04855,549
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Amaya (19,164) may also be a first name.

Amaya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Castilian from Pena de Amaya, political division of Miranda de Ebro. Spread to Aguilar de Campo, Asturias, Castile, La Rioja, Andalusia, Estremadura and Portugal.

See Anaya.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Amaya is (was) the name of a town in Spain, as well as the name of the nearby mountain. It was also a main village of the Cantabri tribe.

- Sarah Amaya

Amaya Last Name Facts

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

Amaya (Arabic: آمايا, Bengali: অমায়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻱ, Hindi: अमय, Marathi: अमया, Oriya: ଅମୟ, Russian: Амая) has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,737th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,999 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Amaya are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Amaya is also the 39,062nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 19,164 people.

Amaya is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 69,309 people, or 1 in 689. In Colombia Amaya is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 24 percent reside, Cundinamarca Department, where 9 percent reside and Antioquia Department, where 9 percent reside. Beside Colombia Amaya exists in 102 countries. It also occurs in El Salvador, where 13 percent reside and Honduras, where 13 percent reside.

Amaya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amaya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amaya surname expanded 77,888 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Amaya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Amaya surname are 43.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amaya earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,950 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $23,988,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $37,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamaya9111,077/
Aimaya912,544/
Gamaya912,131/
Asmaya91889/
Amayat91569/
Amayah91120/
Amayas9178/
Atmaya9164/
Ammaya9152/
Amayad9130/
Aymaya9129/
Amoaya9119/
Ajmaya9112/
Ahmaya9111/
Amayau918/
Aamaya914/
Amayha914/
Amahya912/
Amaaya912/
Amayaa911/
Amhaya911/
Amay892,896/
Amaa89639/
Amahaya83706/
Hamayat8351/
Ahamaya8322/
Hasmaya8312/
Amajaya835/
Hamayad834/
Hammaya833/
Gaimaya832/
Ammmaya832/
Amayaya831/
Ajmayah831/
Hamayau831/
Aimayaa831/
Amayach831/
Ammayad831/
Amayowa831/
Eamayah831/
Amayo8012,027/
Amiya802,468/
Gamay802,074/
Omaya801,998/
Amayi801,461/
Amaia80780/
Amuya80755/
Ameya80682/
Amaye80643/
Hamay80484/
Emaya80410/
Amayu80382/
Amoya80373/
Hamaa80330/
Amaja80239/
Aymaa80164/
Ammay80158/
Amaai80146/
Aimaa8082/
Asmay8070/
Amayz8050/
Aumay8038/
Aymay8032/
Ahmay8028/
Amays8026/
Ammaa8021/
Ama'a8016/
Aimay808/
Eamay807/
Amaiy806/
Ajmaa806/
Amajy804/
Amahy804/
Aamaa804/
Amhay802/
Aumaa802/
Amyya801/
Atmay801/
Amaay801/
Ammayath7745/
Haimayat774/
Hamujaya771/
Hamahaya771/
Gamgayah771/
Amouhaya771/
Hammayad771/
Ama7576,234/
Amy7542,142/
Hemaya732,043/
Ameyaa731,185/
Hamaja731,060/
Gamayo731,049/
Ammayi73805/
Aimiya73667/
Amayou73487/
Hamoya73478/
Amiyah73364/
Hamiya73328/
Hamaye73301/
Oumaya73292/
Gamuya73246/
Amouya73171/
Amaiyo73171/
Aumaja73153/
Asmahy73132/
Omayah73112/
Hamayo7399/
Amahia7390/
Oemaya7387/
Hameya7374/
Hamuya7372/
Aimayo7368/
Hamajy7353/
Ammoya7352/
Hamayu7351/
Amoyah7350/
Gaymay7346/
Ameeya7344/
Gamiya7339/
Hamayt7337/
Asmiya7331/
Hamaia7329/
Hamays7329/
Gomaya7328/
Amioya7328/
Gamaay7320/
Ommaya7318/
Auma'a7318/
Hammay7318/
Hamayi7317/
Amayoe7317/
Gammay7316/
Hamaňa7316/
Ammiya7315/
Ajmiya7314/
Amayez7314/
Ajmaja7313/
Amayed7312/
Ammayy7312/
Amayit7311/
Amaiah7311/
Emayah7311/
Omayas7311/
Amajah7311/
Amayie7311/
Ahmiya7311/
Osmaya739/
Ahamay738/
Amiyat738/
Ammaye737/
Amaaji737/
Ahmeya737/
Gamaye737/
Asmoya736/
Asmaai736/
Amayoh736/
Amoyas736/
Hammaa736/
Ahhmay734/
Amahha734/
Homaya734/
Amaaje734/
Ojmaya734/
Ajmaia734/
Amuyat734/
Aimaja734/
Ama'ai734/
Ameaua734/
Amuyah734/
Hamaay734/
Ameyah733/
Amaais733/
Gamajy733/
Gameya733/
Asmayu733/
Amahea733/
Gamaia733/
Ammaia732/
Ammayu732/
Gamaai732/
Hamayd732/
Amayes732/
Amayot732/
Gaimay732/
Amaiha732/
Amoyat732/
Ammayo732/
Amayeh732/
Eimaya732/
Gamoya732/
Omayat732/
Amayio732/
Amaias732/
Omayad731/
Haumay731/
Emmaya731/
Gamaja731/
Hajmaa731/
Hamaiy731/
Hamgay731/
Aamays731/
Aamiya731/
Amayod731/
Amahiy731/
Amajiy731/
Amgoya731/
Aemmay731/
Amuyas731/
Aumayi731/
Gamayi731/
Asmaia731/
Amajyi731/
Amahja731/
Amhaia731/
Hasmay731/
Emayaa731/
Gaamay731/
Gamgay731/
Ahmayd731/
Aima'a731/
Aimaai731/
Aimayi731/
Aimayu731/
Amayeï731/
Amahay731/
Amai'a731/
Amaiat731/
Amhayi731/
Amieya731/
Amihya731/
Ameyap731/
Ammaja731/
Amoaia731/
Aaimaa731/
Asmayd731/
Asmaye731/
Asmayo731/
Ameyas731/
Amaawe731/
Aasmay731/
Asmeya731/
Ausmay730/
Haymay730/
Haamajaya711/
Auma67207,910/
Hama67182,659/
Amma67160,676/
Aima6727,229/
Amha6712,003/
Amey679,840/
Gamy679,594/
Ayma678,269/
Amoa677,025/
Hamy676,879/
Amai674,978/
Omaa674,346/
Omay674,335/
Amoy672,924/
Hamooya672,224/
Aamy671,498/
Asmy671,376/
Aama671,188/
Amau671,166/
Amea671,067/
Emay671,033/
Ammy67985/
Ahmy67800/
Ajma67587/
Hamiyah67494/
Aumy67452/
Amys67367/
Amuy67324/
Ammahia67322/
Hamouya67305/
Amyt67304/
Ağma67282/
Oemayah67264/
Amayoud67242/
Hamayed67227/
Eamy67188/
Amye67187/
Hammayo67187/
Amae67174/
Aimiyah67108/
Haumaha6791/
Amiy6788/
Haamoya6771/
Gamgiya6763/
Amaj6744/
Hamayou6744/
Ammaiah6741/
Aimy6737/
Atmy6732/
Gamajiy6721/
Eama6721/
Hamayoo6717/
Ammayee6715/
Hamiyat6715/
Amyo6714/
Amajaja6713/
Ammouya6712/
Amyi6712/
Atmajaa6711/
Hathmay6711/
Hamayet679/
Omojaya679/
Haamayi678/
Hammaye677/
Amyh677/
Amhayes676/
Hamajah676/
Aammiya676/
Hamiyae676/
Hammaja675/
Omayowa675/
Aamiyat675/
Hamayuo675/
Amyz674/
Houmaya674/
Hammiya674/
Amyd674/
Atmajah673/
Ammaaji673/
Hotmaya673/
Hasmiya673/
Hamahai673/
Hamuhya673/
Asmahey673/
Asmiyat673/
Amuhaia672/
Amuhaja672/
Ammayyi672/
Goumaya672/
Amaiach672/
Hammoya672/
Ahamaye672/
Gaamiya672/
Aameyah672/
Hasmayi671/
Gammiya671/
Haimaja671/
Hajmiya671/
Hamaiah671/
Hamajap671/
Hamaydh671/
Hameyad671/
Hameyat671/
Hamgiya671/
Haemayu671/
Aammayi671/
Amaahay671/
Ammaaye671/
Ahmajad671/
Amyy671/
Gomayah671/
Hammaia671/
Hammaai671/
Ausmaye671/
Omuyaya671/
Hamayoh671/
Homoaya671/
Ousmaya671/
Uimayah671/
Hamaaji671/
Hamayee671/
Hamayuh671/
Ahmayed671/
Ahamiya671/
Amayeet671/
Amayous671/
Amajaha671/
Ajmy671/
Aasmiya671/
Atmeyat671/
Asmaaid671/
Asmahay671/
Asmayet671/
Asmayou671/
Amgahia671/
Amayouz671/
Ammaiyo671/
Ammayho671/
Amaiaja671/
Ammahai671/
Hammayu671/
Haymaha671/
Hemmaya671/

Amaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻱamay-
Amaya in the Oriya language
ଅମୟamaya80.95
ଆମାୟାamaya7.14
ଅମୟରamayara3.17
ଅମୀୟamiya2.38
ଅକ୍ଷୟaksaya1.59
ଅେମୟaemaya0.79
ଅମିୟamiya0.79
ଅମାୟamaya0.79
Amaya in the Hindi language
अमयamaya64.71
अमयाamaya23.53
ामायाamaya5.88
आमयाamaya2.94
ामयाamaya2.94
Amaya in the Marathi language
अमयाamaya61.9
अमेयameya14.29
आमयाamaya7.14
अमयamaya7.14
एमयाemaya2.38
अमायाamaya2.38
आमायाamaya2.38
अामयाaamaya2.38
Amaya in the Bengali language
অমায়াamaya60
অময়াamaya40
Amaya in the Russian language
Амаяamaa-
Amaya in the Arabic language
آماياamaya-
اماياamaya-

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