Ame Surname
Approximately 36,065 people bear this surname
Ame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21,955 | 1:2,411 | 321 |
| Ethiopia | 4,346 | 1:22,445 | 2,857 |
| Bangladesh | 1,892 | 1:84,227 | 3,859 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,710 | 1:4,768 | 279 |
| Philippines | 1,434 | 1:70,598 | 12,134 |
| Nigeria | 664 | 1:266,781 | 15,249 |
| Indonesia | 595 | 1:222,268 | 20,738 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| France | 329 | 1:201,893 | 31,384 |
| India | 317 | 1:2,419,765 | 78,066 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Pakistan | 256 | 1:697,828 | 10,515 |
| Cameroon | 177 | 1:117,339 | 13,463 |
| Italy | 139 | 1:439,976 | 47,271 |
| Botswana | 138 | 1:15,847 | 3,103 |
| Japan | 109 | 1:1,172,883 | 21,724 |
| Argentina | 95 | 1:449,931 | 33,821 |
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Mauritania | 86 | 1:47,615 | 3,531 |
| North Macedonia | 64 | 1:32,836 | 3,929 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| Taiwan | 37 | 1:633,642 | 4,637 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Amé (26), Amè (8) & Âme (4) are calculated separately.
Ame (39,619) may also be a first name.
Ame Demographics
Average Ame Salary in
United States
$33,306 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ame (Arabic: ليماء, Bengali: আমে, Georgian: ამე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻡ, Hindi: आमे, Marathi: आमे) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Amé, Amè or Âme. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ame? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,460th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 202,067 people. The surname Ame occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ame reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,374th most widespread first name internationally, held by 39,619 people.
Ame is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 21,955 people, or 1 in 2,411. In Tanzania Ame is mostly concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 35 percent live, Zanzibar North Region, where 29 percent live and Zanzibar South Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 12 percent live and Bangladesh, where 5 percent live.
Ame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ame has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ame surname rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ame Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Ame earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.96% more than the national average, earning R 620,148 per year and in United States they earn 22.81% less than the national average, earning $33,306 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ame in the Georgian language | ||
| ამე | ame | - |
| Ame in the Bengali language | ||
| আমে | ame | - |
| Ame in the Hindi language | ||
| आमे | ame | 54 |
| अमे | ame | 28 |
| ामे | ame | 18 |
| Ame in the Marathi language | ||
| आमे | ame | 53.66 |
| अमे | ame | 41.46 |
| फ़ामे | fame | 4.88 |
| Ame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻡ | am | 30.65 |
| ﻋﻢ | m | 22.58 |
| ﺁﻣﻪ | amh | 19.35 |
| ﻋﻤﻪ | mh | 6.45 |
| ﺍﻣﻪ | amh | 4.84 |
| ﺍﻡ | am | 3.23 |
| ﺃﻡ | am | 3.23 |
| ﺃﻣﻪ | amh | 1.61 |
| ﻋﺎﻣﻪ | amh | 1.61 |
| ﻋﺎﻡ | am | 1.61 |
| ﺁﻣﻰ | amy | 1.61 |
| ﻋﻤﻰ | my | 1.61 |
| Ame in the Arabic language | ||
| ليماء | lyma | - |
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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
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- 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 Ame
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