Amhurst Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Amhurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Amhurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amhurst occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amhurst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amhurst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Amhurst reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Amhurst is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Amhurst is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 74 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Minnesota, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Amhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amhurst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amhurst surname increased 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amhurst surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Amhurst earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning $27,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamhurst930/
Amurst9266/
Amhours862/
Amhorst860/
Amhirst860/
Amurs833/
Hanhurst8035/
Amkhours802/
Amhourse801/
Amours77134/
Amirst7786/
Ameurs771/
Hamurs770/
Amhoursse751/
Anhours718/
Amkhoursse711/
D'Amours672,467/
Amors67140/
Ahnhorst676/
Amursova671/
Honhurst671/
Gaumuirs670/
Einhurst670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Amhurst
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