Ameire Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Ameire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 85 | 1:48,175 | 3,569 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Ameïre (6) are calculated separately.
Ameire (32) may also be a first name.
Ameire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ameire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ameire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ameïre. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ameire? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Ameire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ameire reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 32 people.
Ameire is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 48,175. In Mauritania it is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 29 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent live and Guidimagha Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Mauritania Ameire is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ameire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ameire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮ | amyr | 48.39 |
| ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮﻩ | amyrh | 45.16 |
| ﺍﻋﻴﻤﺮ | aymr | 3.23 |
| ﺁﻣﻴﺮﻩ | amyrh | 3.23 |
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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 Ameire
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