Amerika Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
Amerika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 555 | 1:97,617 | 11,877 |
| Netherlands | 87 | 1:194,105 | 27,180 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Latvia | 47 | 1:43,618 | 6,632 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Amerika (30,819) may also be a first name.
Amerika Demographics
Average Amerika Salary in
South Africa
R 125,232
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Amerika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amerika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amerika (Hindi: अमेरिका, Marathi: अमेरीका, Oriya: ଆେମରିକା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amerika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 388,780th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. The last name Amerika is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Amerika reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Amerika is also the 27,345th most numerous given name globally, held by 30,819 people.
The last name Amerika is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 97,617. In South Africa Amerika is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 83 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 5 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Amerika Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amerika has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amerika last name increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amerika Last Name Statistics demography
Amerika earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.3% less than the national average, earning R 125,232 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amerika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amerika in the Hindi language | ||
| अमेरिका | amerika | 93.9 |
| अमेरीका | amerika | 5.84 |
| आमेरिका | amerika | 0.07 |
| अमिरका | amiraka | 0.04 |
| अमरीका | amarika | 0.04 |
| अम्बिका | ambika | 0.02 |
| अमिरिका | amirika | 0.02 |
| अमेरिकअ | amerika'a | 0.02 |
| अ्मेरिका | amerika | 0.02 |
| अमेरका | ameraka | 0.02 |
| Amerika in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେମରିକା | aemarika | 86.11 |
| ଅେମରିକା | aemarika | 8.33 |
| ଆେମରୀକା | aemarika | 2.78 |
| ଅେମରୀକା | aemarika | 1.85 |
| Amerika in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेरीका | amerika | 70.83 |
| अमेिरका | ameiraka | 26.39 |
| अमरीका | amarika | 1.39 |
| अमेरीक | amerika | 1.39 |
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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
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- 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 Amerika
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