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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 more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Amén or Amèn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 12,032^nd most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 156,171 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Amen live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Amen is also the 11,659^th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 85,776 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 21,172 people, or 1 in 4,342. Not including Egypt it occurs 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 incidence of Amen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Amen surname are 24.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.18% registered with 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.