Amers Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Latvia

Amers Surname Definition:

AMOURS: Henry Amours, constable of Kinghom and mair of that quarter of Fife, 1428 (ER., IV, p. 463). Francis Joseph Amours (1841—1910), bom in Normandy, was editor of the Scottish Text Society's edition of Wyntoun.

Amers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Amers (16) may also be a first name.

Amers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

AMOURS: Henry Amours, constable of Kinghom and mair of that quarter of Fife, 1428 (ER., IV, p. 463). Francis Joseph Amours (1841—1910), bom in Normandy, was editor of the Scottish Text Society's edition of Wyntoun.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Amers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amers is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Amers are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname Amers is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England Amers is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 38 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Amers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amers has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Amers last name grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amers last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.

Amers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $45,590 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamers916,279/
Aimers91261/
Gamers9180/
Ammers9117/
Ameers912/
Ameurs911/
Aymers911/
Amerst911/
Amgers911/
Eamers910/
Amiers910/
Asmers910/
Amears910/
Hammers834,243/
Haemers83588/
Hamerse8367/
Amherst8358/
Haamers8323/
Gaumers831/
Haumers831/
Amershe831/
Ajmeers831/
Ausmers830/
Haimers830/
Amors80140/
Emers80135/
Amars8097/
Omers8058/
Amirs8040/
D'Hamers77106/
Hammerås7793/
Hammerse7746/
Hamhersh774/
Hammersh771/
Hammaers771/
Eimers731,566/
Osmers731,399/
Emmers73983/
Amirst7386/
Eemers7366/
Eymers7364/
Hemers7345/
Gomers7339/
Homers7325/
Amirse7311/
Amarsh7310/
Omeirs736/
Emerås734/
Omears733/
Hamars732/
Omiers732/
Aumars732/
Ammors731/
Hamirs731/
Aimars731/
Emeurs731/
Amirrs731/
Emears730/
Hamors730/
D'Haemers7196/
Hammersch711/
Gommers672,890/
Hemmers671,300/
Hommers67586/
Ottmers67344/
Heimers67201/
Hamarsh67175/
Eijmers6737/
Heemers6733/
Heymers6715/
Hamarså675/
Ameerjt675/
Amharsh671/
Hosmers671/
Otmmers671/
Aymerch671/
Goumers671/
Amairse671/
Huimers670/
Hamerch670/
Hammars670/
Amhirst670/

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