Amemiya Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Amemiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amemiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4561:280,36010,735
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Amemiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amemiya has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amemiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 425,369th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Amemiya live; 56 percent live in East Asia and 56 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 280,360. In Japan Amemiya is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 77 percent reside, Yamanashi Prefecture, where 3 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Other than Japan it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Amemiya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Amemiya are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amemiya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 210.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,221 per year and in United States they earn 34.11% more than the national average, earning $57,869 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amamiya8624,648/
Amymiya861/
Hamamiya80244/
Amamiyah809/
Amemay775/
Amemau774/
Amemai771/
Amemey771/
Amemie771/
Hamamiyah752/
Hammamiyah7141/
Amamiye7115/
Ememuya711/
Emameya711/
Omomiya711/
Amamuya711/
Amamaya711/
Amamieye6750/
Amuimuia6725/
Ememuhya676/
Amaimeya674/
Oumamiya671/
Amiemoye671/
Hamemaye671/

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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 Amemiya
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