Amelia Surname
Approximately 61,423 people bear this surname
Amelia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 57,219 | 1:2,311 | 273 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Brazil | 641 | 1:333,969 | 12,850 |
| United States | 378 | 1:958,886 | 71,403 |
| Portugal | 293 | 1:35,557 | 2,167 |
| Italy | 260 | 1:235,218 | 32,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 134 | 1:68,375 | 6,373 |
| Malaysia | 120 | 1:245,785 | 13,930 |
| Thailand | 97 | 1:728,230 | 119,953 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 15 | 1:11,828 | 740 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
The alternate forms: Amélia (468) are calculated separately.
Amelia (680,801) may also be a first name.
Amelia Demographics
Average Amelia Salary in
United States
$38,051 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amelia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amelia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amelia (Arabic: أمليا, Georgian: ამელია, Hindi: अमेलिया, Marathi: अमेिलया, Russian: Амэлиа) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Amélia. Click here to see other potential spellings of Amelia.
How Common Is The Last Name Amelia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,223rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 118,645 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Amelia live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Amelia is also the 1,427th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 680,801 people.
The surname Amelia is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 57,219 people, or 1 in 2,311. In Indonesia Amelia is most numerous in: West Java, where 43 percent live, Jakarta, where 7 percent live and West Sumatra, where 7 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Amelia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amelia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amelia last name expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Amelia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Amelia last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Amelia last name are 8.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62% registered with the party.
The amount Amelia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning €21,372 per year; in United States they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $38,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning $59,374 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amelia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia in the Georgian language | ||
| ამელია | amelia | - |
| Amelia in the Hindi language | ||
| अमेलिया | ameliya | - |
| Amelia in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेिलया | ameilaya | 40.74 |
| अमेलीया | ameliya | 33.33 |
| आमेलीया | ameliya | 7.41 |
| ऍमेलीया | emeliya | 7.41 |
| अमोली | amoli | 3.7 |
| ओमेलीया | omeliya | 3.7 |
| अमेली | ameli | 3.7 |
| Amelia in the Russian language | ||
| Амэлиа | amelia | - |
| Amelia in the Arabic language | ||
| أمليا | amlya | - |
| آميليا | amylya | - |
| أميليا | amylya | - |
| امليا | amlya | - |
| اميليا | amylya | - |
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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 Amelia
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