Amer Surname
Approximately 441,227 people bear this surname
Amer Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Teut.) shortened forms of Almerie, q.v.; but Amer is prob. also for Aylmer, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameAmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 216,360 | 1:425 | 43 |
| Yemen | 72,115 | 1:366 | 39 |
| Libya | 32,358 | 1:193 | 26 |
| Saudi Arabia | 28,819 | 1:1,071 | 92 |
| Iraq | 18,403 | 1:1,903 | 238 |
| Jordan | 12,588 | 1:702 | 87 |
| Philippines | 8,495 | 1:11,917 | 1,188 |
| Sudan | 7,560 | 1:4,962 | 714 |
| Palestine | 6,787 | 1:670 | 69 |
| Syria | 4,930 | 1:3,915 | 453 |
| Algeria | 4,873 | 1:7,928 | 1,352 |
| Pakistan | 4,280 | 1:41,739 | 1,810 |
| Lebanon | 3,257 | 1:1,731 | 334 |
| Morocco | 3,101 | 1:11,118 | 1,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,561 | 1:3,578 | 453 |
| Kuwait | 1,996 | 1:1,904 | 236 |
| India | 1,398 | 1:548,688 | 27,026 |
| United States | 1,287 | 1:281,631 | 26,245 |
| Spain | 1,194 | 1:39,156 | 3,830 |
| England | 1,039 | 1:53,627 | 6,542 |
| Indonesia | 742 | 1:178,233 | 17,202 |
| Bahrain | 705 | 1:1,913 | 283 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Oman | 604 | 1:6,106 | 870 |
| Qatar | 487 | 1:4,842 | 509 |
| Malaysia | 476 | 1:61,963 | 4,637 |
| Canada | 458 | 1:80,449 | 8,972 |
| Argentina | 352 | 1:121,430 | 10,278 |
| Iran | 319 | 1:240,698 | 18,401 |
| Mauritania | 304 | 1:13,470 | 1,290 |
| Tunisia | 267 | 1:2,287 | 276 |
| Venezuela | 248 | 1:121,791 | 4,095 |
| Germany | 226 | 1:356,219 | 34,354 |
| Sweden | 163 | 1:60,410 | 4,630 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| Greece | 96 | 1:115,414 | 19,400 |
| Austria | 81 | 1:105,129 | 15,053 |
| Russia | 80 | 1:1,801,538 | 116,326 |
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Belgium | 61 | 1:188,470 | 25,041 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Denmark | 53 | 1:106,504 | 9,962 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Eritrea | 16 | 1:296,994 | 232 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 282 | 1:86,437 | 9,090 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
The alternate forms: Amér (11), Ämer (6) & Ámèr (1) are calculated separately.
Amer (351,178) may also be a first name.
Amer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Teut.) shortened forms of Almerie, q.v.; but Amer is prob. also for Aylmer, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
It is a village not far from Girona, in northern Catalonia. There are also more than 1,000 people with this surname in Catalonia. It comes from the Latin. aquae merae, meaning 'pure waters'.
- a1956Our family origin is Kafr Al Sheikh. My father tells a story that our family origin is from Algeria, and that we imigrated a long time ago to Egypt.
- dr_mohamed_amerAmir comes from the word for 'prince' in Arabic.
- philo0oThis surname means: always there or continuous.
- mariamamerAmer Demographics
Average Amer Salary in
United States
$58,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amer (Arabic: العامر, Georgian: ამერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺮ, Hindi: आमेर, Marathi: आमेर, Oriya: ଅମର, Russian: Амер, Tibetan: ཨ་མིར་) is found most in Egypt. It can appear as a variant: Amér, Ämer or Ámèr. For other potential spellings of Amer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,208th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,517 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Amer reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,964th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 351,178 people.
The last name Amer is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 216,360 people, or 1 in 425. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 123 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 16 percent are found and Libya, where 7 percent are found.
Amer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amer surname grew 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 368 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (41%) in Lebanon.
The amount Amer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.07% less than the national average, earning €12,593 per year; in Norway they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning 284,540 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,712 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.35% less than the national average, earning R 132,240 per year; in United States they earn 36.16% more than the national average, earning $58,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $56,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amer in the Georgian language | ||
| ამერ | amer | - |
| Amer in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་མིར་ | amir | - |
| Amer in the Marathi language | ||
| आमेर | amera | 72.13 |
| अमेर | amera | 26.93 |
| Amer in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମର | amara | 66.67 |
| ଅମିର | amira | 33.33 |
| Amer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﺮ | amr | 61.21 |
| ﻋﺎﻣﺮ | amr | 22.41 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﺮ | amr | 13.79 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﻴﺮ | amyr | 0.86 |
| ﺁﻣﺮ | amr | 0.86 |
| Amer in the Hindi language | ||
| आमेर | amera | 30.25 |
| अमेर | amera | 26.05 |
| अमर | amara | 25.21 |
| अमीर | amira | 11.76 |
| आमिर | amira | 4.2 |
| आमीर | amira | 1.68 |
| अम्र | amra | 0.84 |
| Amer in the Russian language | ||
| Амер | amer | - |
| Amer in the Arabic language | ||
| العامر | alamr | - |
| عامر | amr | - |
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Amer Reference & Research
Ammerman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ammerman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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