Amet Surname
Approximately 6,927 people bear this surname
Amet Surname User-submission:
Amet is the Crimean Tatar form of the surname Ahmad. It means 'the most commendable', or 'the most praiseworthy' in Arabic.
Amet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,508 | 1:13,314 | 1,702 |
| Greece | 1,500 | 1:7,387 | 871 |
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| France | 1,289 | 1:51,530 | 6,765 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 125 | 1:65,230 | 8,500 |
| North Macedonia | 102 | 1:20,603 | 2,778 |
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| Bulgaria | 83 | 1:84,083 | 5,197 |
| Philippines | 73 | 1:1,386,825 | 100,991 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 53 | 1:333,632 | 27,314 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| Turkey | 38 | 1:2,047,932 | 70,216 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Amet (7,759) may also be a first name.
Amet Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Amet is the Crimean Tatar form of the surname Ahmad. It means 'the most commendable', or 'the most praiseworthy' in Arabic.
- stvrdayzAmet Demographics
Average Amet Salary in
United States
$47,563 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amet (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺖ, Hindi: अमित, Marathi: अमेत, Russian: Амет) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amet? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amet is the 71,294th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,052,049 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Amet reside; 25 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 22 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Amet is also the 72,541st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 7,759 people.
The surname Amet is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 1,508 people, or 1 in 13,314. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Constanța County, where 86 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 5 percent live and Tulcea County, where 3 percent live. Barring Romania this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 22 percent live and Ghana, where 19 percent live.
Amet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Amet surname rose 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amet last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the party.
Amet earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,563 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amet in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺖ | amt | 60 |
| ﻋﻤﺖ | mt | 40 |
| Amet in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेत | ameta | 36.36 |
| आमेत | ameta | 27.27 |
| आमेट | ameta | 18.18 |
| अमॅत | ameta | 9.09 |
| अिमेत | aimeta | 9.09 |
| Amet in the Hindi language | ||
| अमित | amita | 28.57 |
| आमेत | ameta | 28.57 |
| अमेत | ameta | 21.43 |
| आमेट | ameta | 21.43 |
| Amet in the Russian language | ||
| Амет | amet | - |
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