Amia Surname
Approximately 6,033 people bear this surname
Amia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,819 | 1:10,222 | 1,739 |
| Algeria | 523 | 1:73,865 | 11,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 512 | 1:45,061 | 2,863 |
| Cameroon | 337 | 1:61,629 | 7,883 |
| Colombia | 171 | 1:279,381 | 5,603 |
| Indonesia | 138 | 1:958,327 | 70,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Peru | 41 | 1:775,223 | 17,111 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Amia (7,121) may also be a first name.
Amia Demographics
Average Amia Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amia (Arabic: امياء, Bengali: অমিয়, Georgian: ამია, Hindi: अमीा, Marathi: अमी, Oriya: ଆମିଆ, Russian: Амиа) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 80,670th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,207,947 people. Amia is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Amia live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amia is also the 76,746th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 7,121 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,819 people, or 1 in 10,222. In Uganda Amia is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 55 percent live, Zombo District, where 21 percent live and Arua District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.
Amia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amia Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Amia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 26.9% less than the national average, earning $16,594,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amia in the Georgian language | ||
| ამია | amia | - |
| Amia in the Marathi language | ||
| अमी | ami | - |
| Amia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମିଆ | ami'a | 68.18 |
| ଅମିଆ | ami'a | 9.09 |
| ଅମିଅ | ami'a | 9.09 |
| ଆମିୟା | amiya | 9.09 |
| ଅମୀଅ | ami'a | 4.55 |
| Amia in the Bengali language | ||
| অমিয় | amiya | 66.67 |
| অমিঅ | ami'a | 33.33 |
| Amia in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीा | amia | 19.05 |
| अमीअ | ami'a | 14.29 |
| ामिा | amia | 14.29 |
| अमिा | amia | 9.52 |
| अमिअ | ami'a | 9.52 |
| अमीआ | ami'a | 9.52 |
| आमिा | amia | 4.76 |
| आमिआ | ami'a | 4.76 |
| आमिअ | ami'a | 4.76 |
| अमिया | amiya | 4.76 |
| आमीा | amia | 4.76 |
| Amia in the Russian language | ||
| Амиа | amia | - |
| Amia in the Arabic language | ||
| امياء | amya | - |
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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 Amia
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