Amess Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Amess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:126,92012,677
Australia441:613,53943,545
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Amess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amess is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 581,222nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,495,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Amess reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 126,920. In England Amess is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent are found and Kent, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Amess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amess has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 366 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Amess last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Amess earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,163 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amesse911,345/
Gamess91733/
Ameiss9164/
Hamess916/
Amiess912/
Amgess910/
Ames8943,909/
Hamesse8320/
Hamessh834/
Ameisse832/
Hammess831/
Haimess831/
Ammesse830/
Hames8010,938/
Eames8010,406/
Games805,437/
Amies801,454/
Amees801,296/
Amese801,288/
Aymes801,080/
Amiss80747/
Ahmes80627/
Aimes80476/
Ameis80408/
Amesz80343/
Ameys80236/
Amesh80230/
Aames80113/
Ammes8089/
Omess8078/
Amest8056/
Amges8021/
Emess8015/
Ameus8010/
Amyss807/
Ameas805/
Asmes803/
Aumes802/
Amehs802/
Ajmes801/
Aemes800/
Ame7536,065/
Amisse7326,711/
Hammes7311,856/
Ameesh732,430/
Haymes732,362/
Haimes731,110/
Hamese73847/
Hamesh73361/
Gaimes73348/
Gaymes73286/
Gamesh73285/
Heames73226/
Hamiss73202/
Hamees7396/
Gomess7359/
Eamets7359/
Ametse7354/
Emmess7352/
Ajmesh7337/
Ameshe7326/
Gaumes7319/
Emeiss7315/
Omesse7313/
Eymess7312/
Ahmesh7310/
Eamest738/
Homess737/
Aumeus737/
Ammies737/
Aamesh736/
Omeiss735/
Ammees735/
Ahames734/
Hameus734/
Hamets734/
Aamiss734/
Aahmes733/
Eimess733/
Amysse733/
Emeyss732/
Ausmes732/
Gammes732/
Oumess732/
Hameds732/
Hamest732/
Ameise732/
Aimesh732/
Ameish732/
Hamies731/
Hameas731/
Ammese731/
Ahmeas731/
Ahmiss731/
Hamesz731/
Ameijs731/
Amgees731/
Amhiss731/
Ametts731/
D'Ames731/
Eammes731/
Aumees731/
Aumets731/
Ammesh731/
Aimies731/
Hemess730/
Hatmes730/
Ahmeus730/
Ammeis730/
Aymmes730/
Amaiss730/
Amer67441,227/
Ameh6779,589/
Aime6735,251/
Amed6719,779/
Game6719,007/
Amey679,840/
Amis676,944/
Amet676,927/
Hame676,296/
Ayme675,023/
Amee673,650/
Ahme672,941/
Amie672,851/
Emes672,106/
Amme672,051/
Amei671,852/
Amez671,628/
Amea671,067/
Aume671,003/
Omes67894/
Hameshh67672/
Amge67626/
Ameu67493/
Asme67489/
Ammisse67375/
Amys67367/
Atme67185/
Amje67165/
Ausmees67133/
Amex67100/
Hameesh6735/
Amheish6734/
Ajme6733/
Aasmets6731/
Aame6730/
Hamisse6718/
Amep6717/
Amhe6715/
Amaisse6711/
Ahmedsh679/
Eame678/
Amej677/
Haimesh675/
Amjs675/
Amesova674/
Hameesd674/
Ahamiss673/
Hameeds672/
Ahameds672/
Heamets672/
Omeisse671/
Haumese671/
Gamgesh671/
Haemesh671/
Hammeds671/
Hameish671/
Hammesd671/
Amheesh671/
Amoisse671/
Amée671/
Aahames671/
Atmeesh671/
Asmeast671/
Asmeash671/
Ameeshh671/
Haammes671/
Hamiesh671/
Hammesh671/
Hammets670/
D'Amies670/
Heumess670/
Heimess670/
Hammeis670/
Hametts670/
Hommess670/

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