Ameen Surname
Approximately 391,906 people bear this surname
Ameen Surname User-submission:
The surname Ameen (Amin) means 'trustworthy' or 'faithful' in Arabic.
Ameen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 309,200 | 1:578 | 93 |
| Egypt | 23,857 | 1:3,854 | 523 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,885 | 1:2,596 | 323 |
| Sri Lanka | 8,698 | 1:2,392 | 319 |
| Bangladesh | 7,930 | 1:20,095 | 1,428 |
| Sudan | 7,840 | 1:4,784 | 686 |
| India | 6,967 | 1:110,100 | 7,193 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,381 | 1:2,710 | 337 |
| Nigeria | 2,147 | 1:82,507 | 5,834 |
| United States | 1,393 | 1:260,200 | 24,567 |
| Bahrain | 1,220 | 1:1,105 | 146 |
| Kuwait | 1,196 | 1:3,178 | 424 |
| Iraq | 964 | 1:36,330 | 1,619 |
| Qatar | 905 | 1:2,606 | 237 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| South Africa | 587 | 1:92,296 | 11,289 |
| Oman | 502 | 1:7,347 | 1,035 |
| England | 437 | 1:127,501 | 12,712 |
| Maldives | 299 | 1:1,352 | 145 |
| Thailand | 256 | 1:275,931 | 47,460 |
| Malaysia | 256 | 1:115,212 | 7,652 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| Jordan | 43 | 1:205,638 | 9,548 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Syria | 32 | 1:603,157 | 5,622 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Amëên (1) are calculated separately.
Ameen (112,735) may also be a first name.
Ameen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Ameen (Amin) means 'trustworthy' or 'faithful' in Arabic.
- syedhumaid109Ameen Demographics
Average Ameen Salary in
United States
$46,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ameen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ameen (Dhivehi: އަމީނ, Hindi: अमीन, Marathi: अमीन, Oriya: ଅମିନ୍) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Amëên. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,385th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,595 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ameen are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ameen is also the 9,122nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 112,735 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 309,200 people, or 1 in 578. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 58 percent live, Sindh, where 19 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Ameen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ameen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ameen last name expanded 21,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ameen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ameen are 3.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ameen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning 302,518 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning R 256,344 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,437 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameen in the Dhivehi language | ||
| އަމީނ | amin | - |
| Ameen in the Marathi language | ||
| अमीन | amina | 87.5 |
| आमीन | amina | 11.76 |
| आमेन | amena | 0.37 |
| अमेन | amena | 0.37 |
| Ameen in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीन | amina | 75.39 |
| आमीन | amina | 24.61 |
| Ameen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମିନ୍ | amin | 66.67 |
| ଆମୀନ୍ | amin | 33.33 |
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