Amelye Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Amelye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amelye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Amelye (438) may also be a first name.

Amelye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amelye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amelye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amelye is the 1,471,719th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amelye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 409,668th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 438 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 57 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ammelye921/
Ameliye921/
Amelaye921/
Amelie83466/
Ameley83416/
Amelea8346/
Amelee831/
Amelay831/
Ameliya77530/
Amelhay779/
Amelier778/
Amelaya778/
Ameilay777/
Gameley777/
Ameleya774/
Omeleye774/
Amilaye773/
Amesley773/
Hamelie772/
Hameley772/
Hamelee771/
Hamilye771/
Gameleu771/
Amileye771/
Amelayi771/
Amiloye771/
Omeloye771/
Ameljie771/
Ameliea771/
Homelye770/
Amealey770/
Ameliyah71100/
Hammeley7140/
Ameiliya7114/
Amelehia718/
Ameeliya715/
Amheloue711/
Omielaye711/
Ajmileye711/
Hamesley710/
Gammelee710/
Amelai6770/
Amilay6726/
Omeley6726/
Omelay6723/
Amilee6720/
Hasmelayu6714/
Gaaimeloe6713/
Amelou677/
Omelie675/
Amiley674/
Hammesley673/
Omelea672/
Hameleusz671/
Amiloy671/
Ameloi671/
Amelía671/
Omelei671/
Amelja671/
Ameliayip671/
Amylee670/

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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
  • 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 Amelye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis