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

The surname Amaya (Arabic: آمايا, Bengali: অমায়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻱ, Hindi: अमय, Marathi: अमया, Oriya: ଅମୟ, Russian: Амая) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,737^th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,999 people. The surname Amaya occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Amaya live; 43 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Amaya is also the 39,062^nd most numerous given name internationally It is held by 19,164 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 69,309 people, or 1 in 689. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Capital District, where 24 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 9 percent are found and Antioquia Department, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia this last name is found in 102 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 13 percent are found and Honduras, where 13 percent are found.

Amaya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Amaya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amaya last name grew 77,888 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Amaya surname is predominantly 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 Democrats than The US average, with 96.48% registered with the political 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.