View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Amer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Amer (Arabic: العامر, Georgian: ამერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺮ, Hindi: आमेर, Marathi: आमेर, Oriya: ଅମର, Russian: Амер, Tibetan: ཨ་མིར་) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be found 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}

The last name is the 1,208^th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,517 people. The surname Amer is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Amer are found; 60 percent are found in North Africa and 58 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Amer is also the 2,964^th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 351,178 people.

The surname Amer is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 216,360 people, or 1 in 425. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 123 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 16 percent reside and Libya, where 7 percent reside.

Amer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Amer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amer surname rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 368 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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.