Ameem Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Ameem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 163 | 1:1,095,975 | 13,667 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Maldives | 11 | 1:36,743 | 2,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ameem (412) may also be a first name.
Ameem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ameem (Hindi: अमीम) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 728,955th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ameem live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 423,803rd most frequent forename internationally, held by 412 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 1,095,975. In Pakistan Ameem is most numerous in: Punjab, where 55 percent are found, Sindh, where 29 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 40 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameem in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीम | amima | - |
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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 Ameem
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