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 Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Amî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ami? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,554th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 203,319 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Ami live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 29 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ami is also the 4,288th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 245,607 people.
The last name Ami is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 7,300 people, or 1 in 21,830. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Ami Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ami has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ami surname grew 3,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ami last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ami surname are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ami
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