Amena Surname
Approximately 45,155 people bear this surname
Amena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 32,443 | 1:4,912 | 445 |
| Ethiopia | 7,405 | 1:13,173 | 1,885 |
| Pakistan | 1,725 | 1:103,562 | 3,256 |
| India | 1,423 | 1:539,048 | 26,677 |
| Nigeria | 474 | 1:373,719 | 19,928 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Algeria | 252 | 1:153,300 | 19,878 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Philippines | 153 | 1:661,688 | 68,918 |
| Argentina | 133 | 1:321,379 | 25,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Uganda | 91 | 1:429,003 | 26,108 |
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Ivory Coast | 52 | 1:443,678 | 14,663 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Ameña (2) are calculated separately.
Amena (345,725) may also be a first name.
Amena Demographics
Amena Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amena (Bengali: আমেনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻦ, Hindi: आमेना, Marathi: आमेना, Oriya: ଆେମନା) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ameña. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amena.
How Common Is The Last Name Amena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,438th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 161,390 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Amena reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Amena is also the 3,023rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 345,725 people.
The surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 32,443 people, or 1 in 4,912. Besides Bangladesh it is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 16 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Amena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Amena last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Amena earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,813 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amena in the Bengali language | ||
| আমেনা | amena | 98.1 |
| অমেনা | amena | 1.27 |
| আমিনা | amina | 0.63 |
| Amena in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେମନା | aemana | 91.08 |
| ଅେମନା | aemana | 8.18 |
| ଆମନା | amana | 0.19 |
| ଅମିନା | amina | 0.19 |
| ଏେମନା | eemana | 0.19 |
| Amena in the Hindi language | ||
| आमेना | amena | 88.69 |
| अमेना | amena | 7.47 |
| अमीना | amina | 1.41 |
| अमिना | amina | 0.61 |
| आमीना | amina | 0.61 |
| आमिना | amina | 0.61 |
| आमना | amana | 0.4 |
| अामेना | aamena | 0.2 |
| Amena in the Marathi language | ||
| आमेना | amena | 71.47 |
| अमेना | amena | 21.24 |
| आमेन | amena | 3.03 |
| अमीना | amina | 1.67 |
| आमना | amana | 0.46 |
| अमीन | amina | 0.3 |
| आमीना | amina | 0.3 |
| अमेणा | amena | 0.15 |
| अमीेना | amiena | 0.15 |
| आयेना | ayena | 0.15 |
| Amena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﻦ | mn | 60 |
| ﺁﻣﻨﺎ | amna | 20 |
| ﺍﻣﻦ | amn | 10 |
| ﺃﻣﻨﺎ | amna | 10 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amena
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