Amele Surname
Approximately 3,666 people bear this surname
Amele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,576 | 1:37,867 | 4,280 |
| Nigeria | 673 | 1:263,214 | 15,076 |
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Amélé (1) are calculated separately.
Amele (8,726) may also be a first name.
Amele Demographics
Average Amele Salary in
United States
$79,444 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Amele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amele (Bengali: এমেলে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻞ, Hindi: अमेले, Marathi: एमेले, Oriya: ଏେମେଲ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Amélé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 124,370th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,987,874 people. Amele is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Amele are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Amele is also the 67,090th most frequent forename globally, held by 8,726 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Amele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amele has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amele Last Name Statistics demography
Amele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.12% more than the national average, earning $79,444 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻞ | aml | - |
| Amele in the Bengali language | ||
| এমেলে | emele | - |
| Amele in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେମେଲ | eemela | - |
| Amele in the Marathi language | ||
| एमेले | emele | - |
| Amele in the Hindi language | ||
| अमेले | amele | 98.73 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Amele
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis