American Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
American Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
American (310) may also be a first name.
American Demographics
Average Male American Height
177.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
American Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name American Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name American (Arabic: اميركان, Hindi: अमेरिकन, Marathi: अमेरीकन) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name American? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,637,889th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname American occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of American live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. American is also the 499,178th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 310 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria American is most prevalent in: Delta, where 69 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 23 percent are found and Ondo, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 16 percent are found and Israel, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americain | 94 | 92 | / |
| Americaan | 94 | 22 | / |
| Americian | 94 | 1 | / |
| Americhane | 89 | 3 | / |
| Amerikan | 88 | 29 | / |
| Amerizan | 88 | 22 | / |
| Amirican | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amorican | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amerijan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amerigian | 82 | 12 | / |
| Amerikaan | 82 | 9 | / |
| Americone | 82 | 2 | / |
| Américain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Americhsen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hamerisanh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amerison | 75 | 62 | / |
| Emarican | 75 | 3 | / |
| Amarikan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Amerijon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emerikan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amerikon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emericon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amerikanova | 74 | 36 | / |
| Hamerisangh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Amirizian | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amirisanh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amerekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamirisanh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hamirisang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amirizkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeresan | 63 | 143 | / |
| Emorikan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Amarekan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Amirijam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Emarikan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hamirisamh | 56 | 3 | / |
| O'Metrejean | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omiresan | 50 | 3 | / |
| Emerekon | 50 | 1 | / |
American Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| American in the Hindi language | ||
| अमेरिकन | amerikana | - |
| American in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेरीकन | amerikana | - |
| American in the Arabic language | ||
| اميركان | amyrkan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to American
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