Amend Surname
Approximately 7,834 people bear this surname
Amend Surname User-submission:
Amend is a German surname meaning 'one who lives at the end of a road'. It is derived from am Ende, where am means 'at the' or 'at', and Ende means 'end'.
Amend Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,638 | 1:17,358 | 2,282 |
| United States | 2,553 | 1:141,974 | 14,742 |
| Nigeria | 273 | 1:648,875 | 30,450 |
| Argentina | 182 | 1:234,854 | 19,159 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
Amend (145) may also be a first name.
Amend Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Amend is a German surname meaning 'one who lives at the end of a road'. It is derived from am Ende, where am means 'at the' or 'at', and Ende means 'end'.
- forebearzAmend Demographics
Average Amend Salary in
United States
$48,824 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amend Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amend Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amend (Arabic: امند, Hindi: आमेन्द, Marathi: अमेन्द, Russian: Аменд) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Amend click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amend? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,914th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 930,246 people. The surname Amend is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Amend reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 766,399th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 145 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,638 people, or 1 in 17,358. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 30 percent live, Bavaria, where 28 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Amend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amend has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amend last name expanded 874 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amend Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Amend last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Amend surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Amend earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning $42,340 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amend Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amend in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेन्द | amenda | - |
| Amend in the Hindi language | ||
| आमेन्द | amenda | 36.36 |
| अमेन्द | amenda | 27.27 |
| आंॅंडा | amenda | 18.18 |
| अमेंद | amenda | 9.09 |
| आमेंद | amenda | 9.09 |
| Amend in the Russian language | ||
| Аменд | amend | - |
| Amend in the Arabic language | ||
| امند | amnd | - |
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