Ami Surname
Approximately 35,843 people bear this surname
Ami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 7,300 | 1:21,830 | 1,523 |
| Indonesia | 5,387 | 1:24,550 | 2,936 |
| India | 3,109 | 1:246,724 | 14,341 |
| Tanzania | 2,610 | 1:20,284 | 2,564 |
| Iran | 2,596 | 1:29,577 | 3,576 |
| Japan | 2,525 | 1:50,631 | 4,057 |
| Morocco | 2,249 | 1:15,330 | 2,288 |
| Philippines | 1,371 | 1:73,843 | 12,754 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Papua New Guinea | 837 | 1:9,742 | 798 |
| Malaysia | 826 | 1:35,707 | 2,981 |
| Nigeria | 749 | 1:236,506 | 13,772 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Pakistan | 413 | 1:432,552 | 7,910 |
| United States | 366 | 1:990,325 | 73,323 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Algeria | 340 | 1:113,622 | 16,287 |
| Ivory Coast | 307 | 1:75,151 | 4,157 |
| France | 274 | 1:242,419 | 37,533 |
| Cameroon | 251 | 1:82,745 | 10,094 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Vietnam | 188 | 1:492,798 | 1,437 |
| Afghanistan | 184 | 1:174,746 | 3,490 |
| Niger | 158 | 1:121,468 | 4,736 |
| Thailand | 134 | 1:527,152 | 91,366 |
| Mauritania | 125 | 1:32,759 | 2,668 |
| Mauritius | 122 | 1:10,602 | 2,291 |
| Benin | 102 | 1:101,329 | 11,505 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97 | 1:94,456 | 8,360 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Italy | 78 | 1:784,060 | 62,950 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Israel | 56 | 1:152,815 | 15,997 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| China | 35 | 1:39,066,330 | 2,096 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Haiti | 18 | 1:593,550 | 10,971 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Marshall Islands | 6 | 1:8,637 | 1,214 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Amî (1) are calculated separately.
Ami (245,607) may also be a first name.
Ami Demographics
Ami Political Affiliation
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Ami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ami (Arabic: عامي, Bengali: অমি, Georgian: ამი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﻲ, Hindi: अमी, Marathi: अमी, Oriya: ଅମି) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Amî. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ami? popularity and diffusion
Ami is the 15,554th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 203,319 people. The surname Ami occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Ami reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,288th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 245,607 people.
It is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 7,300 people, or 1 in 21,830. Beside Bangladesh this surname exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Ami Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ami has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ami surname rose 3,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ami last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ami last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ami earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.48% less than the national average, earning R 148,560 per year; in United States they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning $39,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $53,284 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ami in the Georgian language | ||
| ამი | ami | - |
| Ami in the Marathi language | ||
| अमी | ami | 96.4 |
| आमी | ami | 2.26 |
| Ami in the Hindi language | ||
| अमी | ami | 82.06 |
| आमी | ami | 9.76 |
| अमि | ami | 5.3 |
| आमि | ami | 0.25 |
| ामी | ami | 0.16 |
| ओमी | omi | 0.13 |
| ामि | ami | 0.03 |
| Ami in the Bengali language | ||
| অমি | ami | 73.91 |
| অমী | ami | 13.04 |
| আমি | ami | 13.04 |
| Ami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﻲ | amy | 55.59 |
| ﻋﻤﻲ | my | 12.83 |
| ﺍﻣﻲ | amy | 7.57 |
| ﺁﻡ | am | 6.58 |
| ﺁﻣﻰ | amy | 4.61 |
| ﺃﻣﻲ | amy | 3.95 |
| ﻋﻤﻰ | my | 3.62 |
| ﻋﻢ | m | 2.96 |
| ﺃﻣﻰ | amy | 0.99 |
| ﺍﻡ | am | 0.66 |
| ﺍﻣﻰ | amy | 0.33 |
| Ami in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମି | ami | 45.05 |
| ଆମି | ami | 44.23 |
| ଅମୀ | ami | 6.29 |
| ଆମୀ | ami | 2.47 |
| ଏମି | emi | 0.52 |
| Ami in the Arabic language | ||
| عامي | amy | - |
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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
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