Amerika Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Amerika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amerika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5551:97,61711,877
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Latvia471:43,6186,632
Botswana391:56,07510,323
India251:30,682,615377,978
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Amerika (30,819) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amerika in the Hindi language
अमेरिकाamerika93.9
अमेरीकाamerika5.84
आमेरिकाamerika0.07
अमिरकाamiraka0.04
अमरीकाamarika0.04
अम्बिकाambika0.02
अमिरिकाamirika0.02
अमेरिकअamerika'a0.02
अ्मेरिकाamerika0.02
अमेरकाameraka0.02
Amerika in the Oriya language
ଆେମରିକାaemarika86.11
ଅେମରିକାaemarika8.33
ଆେମରୀକାaemarika2.78
ଅେମରୀକାaemarika1.85
Amerika in the Marathi language
अमेरीकाamerika70.83
अमेिरकाameiraka26.39
अमरीकाamarika1.39
अमेरीकamerika1.39

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amerika
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