Amber Surname

54,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Amber Surname Definition:

An Anglo-Saxon personal name, whence Amberley, Ambersham, Amberhill, &c.

Amber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,8841:61,9432,340
United States1,3981:259,27024,498
Israel7151:11,9691,834
Nigeria6301:281,17915,881
Australia4191:64,4297,723
India3621:2,118,96571,393
Afghanistan3571:90,0652,449
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Iran3161:242,98318,505
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
England2021:275,83221,591
Algeria1871:206,58624,330
Russia1851:779,04464,443
Philippines1791:565,57763,118
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Canada941:391,97434,739
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Turkey451:1,729,36563,766
Northern Cyprus431:7,4191,739
China391:35,059,5271,855
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Wales381:81,4356,830
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Lithuania271:112,39213,972
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France101:6,642,272293,169
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Amber (363,458) may also be a first name.

Amber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglo-Saxon personal name, whence Amberley, Ambersham, Amberhill, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Ambrieres. Thomas de Ambrieres occurs in Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Amber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amber (Arabic: العنبري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺒﺮ, Hindi: अम्बर, Marathi: अंबर, Oriya: ଅେର, Russian: Амбер, Tibetan: ཨམ་བར་) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Amber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amber? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amber is the 54,439th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 779,834 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Amber live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,858th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 363,458 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,884 people, or 1 in 61,943. In Pakistan Amber is most numerous in: Sindh, where 48 percent live, Punjab, where 33 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 96 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Amber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Amber surname grew 1,319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Amber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Amber surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States Amber are 10.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Amber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.56% more than the national average, earning R 595,416 per year; in United States they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $38,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $60,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamber912,866/
Ambert912,284/
Hamber91977/
Ambere91543/
Ambeer91202/
Aember9190/
Aamber9164/
Ambier9128/
Anmber9121/
Ambeir916/
Amberh916/
Asmber914/
Aumber913/
Ambher912/
Atmber912/
Ambear912/
Ammber912/
Ahmber912/
Eamber911/
Aymber911/
Amberz911/
Ambeur911/
Amberd911/
Aimber910/
Ambe8918,552/
Gambeer83597/
Asember83411/
Ambhere83187/
Hambert83146/
Ahamber83136/
Hambeer8350/
Hambere8343/
Gambher8321/
Aymbere8314/
Hambier839/
Atember834/
Atimber834/
Atnmber834/
Hamberh832/
Ganmber831/
Ambeere831/
Ambeire831/
Hhamber831/
Asimber831/
Aembeer831/
Anmbier831/
Amberdt831/
D'Amber831/
Aumbert831/
Anber805,284/
Gambe804,198/
Ambeu802,040/
Ember801,636/
Hambe80975/
Ambeh80407/
Ambir80373/
Ambie80319/
Ambei80304/
Ambet80268/
Ambea80217/
Ambes80189/
Ambee80183/
Ambep80140/
Ambed80100/
Ambey8078/
Aambe8035/
Aumbe8034/
Amwer8030/
Omber8028/
Ambhe8017/
Ambej808/
Aimbe807/
Ambez805/
Amuer804/
Asmbe802/
Ambyr802/
Eambe802/
Anmbe801/
Amver801/
Gambheer77216/
Hasember7715/
Amberova7713/
Aambhere775/
Achember774/
Hambeere773/
D'Ambert772/
Asenmber771/
Aisember771/
Atimbere771/
Hamberzh771/
Achimber771/
Hambertt770/
Hambir7311,248/
Ahambe73909/
Gomber73589/
Atembe73568/
Gambee73482/
Ombere73471/
Gambir73468/
Ahumbe73395/
Gambey73388/
Ambesh73368/
Haimbe73313/
Gambhe73306/
Hember73238/
Đember73190/
Asembe73149/
Hambey73126/
Ambire73124/
Hambeh73122/
Atimbe7394/
Ambeis7366/
Anbier7360/
Gaambe7345/
Ombert7345/
Homber7340/
Ambech7329/
Hambie7328/
Ambhir7327/
Amnwer7327/
Hanber7324/
Ambett7323/
Aymbet7323/
Aimbet7321/
Ambair7317/
Gaimbe7317/
Ambjør7316/
Aimbez7313/
Hambee7312/
Hambeu7312/
Ambest7310/
Ambirz739/
Anbere739/
Anbeer739/
Ambeez739/
Amouer736/
Emberh736/
Anbert735/
Asimbe735/
Hanmbe734/
Aumbee734/
Anbeir734/
Ambeih733/
Aambir733/
Gambea733/
Ganber733/
Aimbie733/
Ambeiz732/
Amnbes732/
Haumbe732/
Ombeer732/
Hambet732/
Emberr732/
Ambeuh732/
Amboey732/
Hambei732/
Gaumbe732/
Oumber731/
Embier731/
Gamver731/
Hambed731/
Hammbe731/
Hamver731/
Hamwer731/
Eember731/
Aunber731/
Ambirr731/
Anbger731/
Haymbe731/
Hambea731/
Hambÿe731/
H'Ambe731/
Gambei731/
Ambees731/
Ambehe731/
Ambieh731/
Ammper731/
Amvere731/
Asmbey731/
Emmber731/
Ambess731/
Aimbei731/
Ambeet731/
Ashymberh717/
Ganmbheer711/
Attimbere711/
Hamberova711/
Amba6734,046/
Ambi6716,609/
Gambhir6715,265/
Ombe673,017/
Assembe671,987/
Hambire671,312/
Ambhire671,014/
Hombert67869/
Amby67708/
Ganbher67447/
Atimbir67209/
Gombeer67153/
Anbe67151/
Homberh67103/
Goomber6759/
Asembea6741/
Otimber6740/
Hemberh6736/
Hamwere6731/
Hambeis6720/
Gombeir6720/
Hambhir6719/
Asenber6717/
Ahambeh6717/
Ganbeer6711/
Hanbert6710/
Asembee679/
Amve678/
Ambaire677/
Heumber676/
Ambesth674/
Ahanber674/
Atimbee674/
Ambé674/
Assimbe674/
Asimbee673/
Achembe673/
Gamhbir672/
Eymbert672/
Anbhere672/
Aambire672/
Gamboir672/
Achimbe672/
Aimbire672/
Aytembe672/
Gambair672/
Oumbere671/
Hemberr671/
Heimber671/
Hombere671/
Hambije671/
Hanmbir671/
Ambetch671/
Ambhesh671/
Ahnbert671/
Aheembe671/
Atembir671/
Otember671/
Hasembe671/
Goumber671/
Amwouer671/
Atehmbe671/
Atimbea671/
Hambett670/
Hombier670/
Aisnber670/
Gaumuer670/
Homberd670/

Amber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amber in the Oriya language
ଅେରaera-
Amber in the Tibetan language
ཨམ་བར་amwar94.66
ཨ་བར་awar1.12
ཨམ་བིར་ambir0.84
དམ་བར་damwar0.56
ཨ་མར་amar0.56
ཨཱམ་བཱར་ambar0.56
ཨམ་བཱརambar0.28
ཨཱམ་བར་amwar0.28
ཨམ་མར་ammar0.28
ཨམ་བརamwar0.28
ཨམ་am0.28
ཨམ་བཱར་ambar0.28
Amber in the Hindi language
अम्बरambara89.02
अम्बेरambera7.32
अंबरambara1.22
अम्बिरambira1.22
Amber in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻣﺒﺮambr83.33
ﺃﻣﺒﺮambr16.67
Amber in the Marathi language
अंबरambara68.04
आंबेरambera20.62
अंबेरambera7.22
अंबीरambira3.09
बेरbera1.03
Amber in the Russian language
Амберamber-
Amber in the Arabic language
العنبريalnbry-
ألعنبرalnbr-
العنبرalnbr-
أمبرambr-
عنبراnbra-
امبرambr-

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