America Surname

75,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Monaco

America Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

America Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,8101:55,9339,360
Nigeria1,7361:102,0416,913
South Africa1,1441:47,3586,027
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Belgium2461:46,7347,602
Netherlands2081:81,18813,613
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Colombia1321:361,9256,174
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Russia1091:1,322,23094,006
Afghanistan871:369,5775,370
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
France351:1,897,792163,564
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
India121:63,922,115578,870
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guyana31:254,07411,262
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

The alternate forms: América (1) are calculated separately.

America (106,739) may also be a first name.

America Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name America Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name America (Arabic: مريك, Bengali: আমেরিকা, Hindi: अमेरिका, Marathi: अमेिरका, Oriya: ଅେମରିକା) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: América. For other potential spellings of America click here.

How Common Is The Last Name America? popularity and diffusion

The surname America is the 75,684th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,124,274 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of America are found; 30 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. America is also the 9,601st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 106,739 people.

The last name America is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,810 people, or 1 in 55,933. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 63 percent live, National Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines America occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

America Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of America has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the America last name rose 237 percent between 1880 and 2014.

America Last Name Statistics demography

The amount America earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.96% less than the national average, earning R 166,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $22,632,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 44.11% more than the national average, earning $62,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $57,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

America Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
America in the Bengali language
আমেরিকাamerika-
America in the Hindi language
अमेरिकाamerika-
America in the Oriya language
ଅେମରିକାaemarika-
America in the Marathi language
अमेिरकाameiraka-
America in the Arabic language
مريكmryk-
أميركاamyrka-
اميريكاamyryka-
امريكاamryka-
اميركاamyrka-

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Footnotes

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