Ameer Surname

5,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ameer Surname User-submission:

Amir comes from the word for 'prince' in Arabic.

Ameer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan73,0911:2,444318
Sri Lanka6,4321:3,235458
Saudi Arabia3,9351:7,8411,106
India3,5531:215,89212,816
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Egypt2,3801:38,6284,006
United Arab Emirates1,7381:5,272654
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
South Africa6781:79,9089,879
Kuwait5691:6,680925
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Qatar3461:6,815734
Iraq3141:111,5343,223
Palestine2961:15,3682,688
Mauritius2861:4,522906
Jordan2371:37,3104,300
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Oman2111:17,4791,775
England1851:301,17922,911
Malaysia1371:215,28612,518
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Australia871:310,29526,919
Canada571:646,41452,764
Guyana531:14,3821,973
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Jamaica441:65,2263,358
Maldives401:10,104795
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Barbados231:12,498851
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
China91:151,924,6187,954
Wales91:343,83718,086
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Panama81:489,0328,962
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ameer (391,423) may also be a first name.

Ameer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Amir comes from the word for 'prince' in Arabic.

- philo0o

Ameer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ameer (Hindi: अमीर, Marathi: अमीर, Oriya: ଅମିର) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ameer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,673rd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 73,111 people. The surname Ameer is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Ameer are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ameer is also the 2,644th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 391,423 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 73,091 people, or 1 in 2,444. In Pakistan Ameer is most frequent in: Punjab, where 71 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent reside and Sindh, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this surname is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.

Ameer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ameer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ameer last name increased 35,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ameer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ameer surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ameer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning 308,949 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.02% more than the national average, earning R 415,908 per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $51,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ameerh915,885/
Ajmeer911,875/
Hameer911,417/
Aumeer91901/
Asmeer91377/
Aameer9191/
Ammeer9166/
Amheer9122/
Gameer9114/
Ameerr917/
Aimeer916/
Ameyer915/
Ameere915/
Ameier912/
Ameerp911/
Amejer911/
Ameerz911/
Ameuer911/
Amer89441,227/
Amee893,650/
Aumeier83577/
Hameyer83127/
Haumeer83112/
Hameier8346/
Ameereh8311/
Hammeer836/
Ameyere836/
Aumeyer835/
Aajmeer834/
Ajimeer833/
Hasmeer832/
Gajmeer831/
Gammeer831/
Ajemeer831/
Hameerd831/
Hajmeer831/
Ahmeyer831/
Aameerh831/
Ameerzr831/
Ayameer831/
Hameerh831/
Atmeyer830/
Ameur8046,093/
Hamer8029,866/
Aamer8014,217/
Ameir8011,621/
Gamer8011,083/
Aimee809,375/
Ammer805,358/
Amere804,730/
Aumer803,578/
Amier803,487/
Ahmer802,175/
Ameed802,085/
Ajmer801,367/
Amees801,296/
Gamee80934/
Aimer80878/
Hamee80869/
Amear80774/
Asmer80657/
Eamer80586/
Aymer80490/
Ameet80220/
A'Mer80215/
Amyer80182/
Amert80134/
Ameez80120/
Atmer8052/
Amaer8039/
Ameej8039/
Omeer8030/
Asmee8029/
Imeer8025/
Aymee8023/
Aamee8020/
Ajmee8015/
Amher8013/
Aemer809/
Ammee809/
Amerh809/
Amoer807/
Aumee807/
Amerr805/
Amuer804/
Emeer802/
Amger802/
Ameae801/
Ameyr801/
Aïmer801/
Amehr801/
Ameea801/
Amerd801/
Ömeer801/
Ame'e801/
Ameee801/
Amerì801/
Ameïr801/
Aîmer801/
Ausmeier77173/
Hahmeyer7777/
Hajmeyer7734/
Hahmeier7724/
Ausmeyer7718/
Haumeier7717/
Ayomgeer776/
Hasmeyer773/
Hasmeier772/
Hajimeer771/
Haameyer771/
Hameereh771/
Hammeier771/
Asmehier771/
Ahahmeer771/
Ashhmeer771/
Haymeyer770/
Ame7536,065/
Hameed73573,689/
Hammer7382,429/
Ajamer736,670/
Aimeur734,512/
Hamere733,881/
Gajmer732,721/
Haimer732,531/
Ameesh732,430/
Gaumer732,146/
Haumer731,647/
Ahamer731,057/
Gammer731,038/
Gamier73954/
Haymer73816/
Gaymer73651/
Aemmer73588/
Amherd73565/
Athmer73497/
Hameez73410/
Haamer73265/
Gaamer73205/
Hameur73203/
Amaier73152/
Haemer73138/
Omeyer73102/
Ausmer7396/
Hamees7396/
Aameet7394/
Amooee7391/
Ameire7386/
Gaimer7373/
Hasmer7353/
Amheed7353/
Asmere7336/
Amayer7330/
Hasmee7325/
Aimmer7323/
Amhert7322/
Ameije7320/
Hamert7320/
Hameej7319/
Ameyar7317/
Aijmer7317/
Omejer7317/
Aaimer7316/
Asmeej7316/
Hamier7315/
Aameed7315/
Aumeyr7314/
Ammeed7313/
Amheir7313/
Aummee7313/
Gaymee7312/
Ammert7312/
Amejje7312/
Amejor7311/
Aameur7310/
Gamher739/
Gamyer739/
Aymere739/
Hameir738/
Hamerz737/
Ammeur737/
Aajmee736/
Hamger736/
Amouer736/
Ameïre736/
Ammoer735/
Ajimer735/
Aumeed735/
Ammees735/
Heamer734/
Ameedh734/
Hameet734/
Yemeer734/
Amajer734/
Ajmear734/
Haimee734/
Asmeur734/
Amiyer734/
Asmert734/
Ammeir734/
Aimere733/
Gameir733/
Ameedd733/
Amehar733/
Ammere733/
Ameuir733/
Aimier733/
Amahee733/
Ayemer733/
Aymert733/
Attmer733/
Hajmer733/
Haïmer733/
Oomeer733/
Ameure733/
Aiemer732/
Ameyir732/
Ajmier732/
Hamerd732/
Gamger732/
Haamee732/
Omeier732/
Aameir732/
Ajemer732/
Aumere732/
Aummer732/
Ameiur732/
Ahmeee732/
Aumeir732/
Haymee732/
Ammier732/
Aammer732/
Ameurr732/
Eammee732/
Aimmee732/
Ajmeez732/
Ejamer731/
Eeamer731/
Hamear731/
Hahmer731/
Aaymer731/
Ameiar731/
Amejar731/
Amerhe731/
Amertt731/
Amhere731/
Aemeir731/
Amujer731/
Ajhmer731/
Ajmeea731/
Yoamer731/
Ujamer731/
Hatmer731/
Ameyor731/
Aamaer731/
Amauer731/
Aumeur731/
Ammmer731/
Iyamer731/
Amehhe731/
Omeere731/
Otmeer731/
Oumeer731/
Gaumee731/
Ahmaer731/
Ahmear731/
Ahmeeh731/
Ahmetr731/
Aimeed731/
Aimert731/
Amawer731/
Amerdt731/
Amoyer731/
Aaïmer731/
Aaimee731/
Aameea731/
Aumees731/
Ausmee731/
Asmeet731/
Attmee731/
Eahmer731/
A'Amer731/
Ammaer731/
Amieyr731/
Ahamee731/
Ommeer731/
Aamier731/
Ahmeir731/
Ajmeir731/
Ameyre731/
Amerth731/
Hameea731/
Hameep731/
Hamher731/
Hahmee731/
Aimger730/
Gamaer730/
Geamer730/
Ammger730/
Hemeer730/
Gamear730/
Gammee730/
Ameard730/
Ayimer730/
Ahmier730/
Eamert730/
Hausmeier7154/
Aajamgeer711/
Hausmeyer710/
Haitmeyer710/
Omer67792,809/
Amir67699,220/
Ameh6779,589/
Ames6743,909/
Aime6735,251/
Amed6719,779/
Game6719,007/
Amey679,840/
Emer677,242/
Amet676,927/
Hame676,296/
Ayme675,023/
Amre672,962/
Ahme672,941/
Amie672,851/
Homeyer672,541/
Haimeur672,260/
Ayemere672,139/
Gajamer672,085/
Amme672,051/
Amei671,852/
Amez671,628/
Ömer671,358/
Homeier671,283/
Amea671,067/
Omee671,043/
Aume671,003/
Amge67626/
Ameu67493/
Asme67489/
Amherdt67414/
Ahammer67407/
Hammeed67402/
Hammerø67236/
Amyr67227/
Aumaier67201/
Atme67185/
Amje67165/
Amerova67159/
Ehammer67156/
Aheimer67143/
Ausmees67133/
Aumayer67118/
Haemmer6793/
Ohmeyer6790/
Hammert6780/
Haysmer6777/
Hameedh6767/
Gaumier6762/
Attmere6755/
Osmeyer6749/
Hameesh6735/
Heasmer6733/
Ajme6733/
Aame6730/
Hasmert6730/
Amayere6729/
Ajameir6727/
Hamayer6723/
Haumier6722/
Ayamere6722/
Atmeare6719/
D'Hamer6718/
Amep6717/
Ayomger6717/
Amhe6715/
Hameurt6713/
Hameedd6713/
Haymier6711/
Amér6711/
Amhajer6710/
Hammerå6710/
Ayimere6710/
Hameedp678/
Eame678/
Ohmeier678/
Haameed677/
Amej677/
Ojamere677/
Aimejar677/
Hammere676/
Amerová676/
Ämer676/
Haummer676/
Omeiere675/
Gajumer675/
Hajomer675/
Ajemere674/
Ayomere674/
Ayamger674/
Hameesd674/
Gaimmer673/
Ahmeedh673/
Ajimear673/
Goomeer673/
Oyamere673/
Gomeier673/
Aameire672/
Amajere672/
Amerrtt672/
Hameeds672/
Hammaer672/
Gaummer672/
Hhameed672/
Hameedt672/
Amjr672/
Hammmer672/
Aameeha672/
Aimmeur672/
Hamheed672/
Haumeed671/
Haymere671/
Homejer671/
Eaumier671/
Eameire671/
Gaymier671/
Gajemer671/
Gammhee671/
Hajmeed671/
Hamauer671/
Hameehd671/
Ammerth671/
Ahamger671/
Ajeemer671/
Ajmehar671/
Hausmer671/
Haimert671/
Haiemer671/
Amehare671/
Omeereh671/
O'Meyer671/
Hamhoer671/
Hammeea671/
Hammier671/
Hasmeed671/
Hasmhee671/
Hasmmee671/
Haimeed671/
Ga'amee671/
Gajimer671/
Ahamerd671/
Amehjar671/
Amheesh671/
Amée671/
Atmeesh671/
Asmmehr671/
Hammetr671/
Haimeyr671/
Hammeur671/
Aouemer671/
Ehamier671/
Ammaier671/
Aimaier671/
Ahamere671/
Ouiamer671/
Aajamer671/
Ahmeedd671/
Ah'meed671/
Ajhmere671/
Ameeshh671/
Hasmeea671/
Hamaier671/
Heamher671/
Haismer670/
Gammerr670/
Haymyer670/
Gaimier670/
Hasmeir670/
Homeuer670/
Gaumuer670/

Ameer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ameer in the Oriya language
ଅମିରamira-
Ameer in the Marathi language
अमीरamira99.59
आमेरamera0.04
मेरmera0.01
Ameer in the Hindi language
अमीरamira94.23
आमीरamira3.26
आमिरamira2.51

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