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Where Does The Last Name Amen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Amen (Bengali: অমেন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﻴﻦ, Hindi: अमेन, Marathi: अमेन, Oriya: ଆେମନ, Russian: Амен) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Amén or Amèn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 12,032^nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 156,171 people. Amen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Amen are found; 46 percent are found in North Africa and 45 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 11,659^th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 85,776 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 21,172 people, or 1 in 4,342. Without taking into account Egypt this surname is found in 107 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Ethiopia, where 8 percent live.

Amen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Amen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amen surname rose 1,329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Amen surname are 24.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,470 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.37% less than the national average, earning R 39,516 per year; in United States they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $47,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning $43,778 CAD per year.