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
The last name Amena (Bengali: আমেনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻦ, Hindi: आमेना, Marathi: आमेना, Oriya: ଆେମନା) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Ameña. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,438th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,390 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 345,725 people.
The last name Amena is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 32,443 people, or 1 in 4,912. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 16 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Amena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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