Amays Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Amays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Amays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amays (Arabic: امايس) is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amays? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Amays live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Caribbean South America.
This surname is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 2,323,391. In Venezuela it is primarily found in: Monagas, where 38 percent live, Capital District, where 31 percent live and Bolívar, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Venezuela this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amays Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amays in the Arabic language | ||
| امايس | amays | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amays
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