Ameim Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Ameim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Ameim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ameim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﻴﻢ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ameim click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ameim live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Ameim is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 85 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 8 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Mauritania Ameim is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.
Ameim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ameim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﻴﻢ | amym | 80 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻤﻪ | amymh | 20 |
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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 Ameim
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