Amin Surname

329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,606,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Amin Surname User-submission:

The Amin surname means 'truthful' from Arabic.

Amin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh492,6761:32337
Egypt216,4521:42542
Pakistan195,6031:913139
Indonesia130,7681:1,01177
Sudan107,8011:34841
India70,1081:10,941903
Iraq47,6361:735112
Malaysia40,6831:72595
Iran33,9721:2,260285
Saudi Arabia27,7061:1,11496
Syria27,3651:70589
Afghanistan25,6901:1,252156
Ethiopia24,9521:3,909637
Somalia17,4981:76987
United States14,5891:24,8453,124
Yemen13,0931:2,018309
United Arab Emirates12,0841:75877
Morocco9,6791:3,562347
England9,4871:5,873836
Libya8,9411:698149
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Ghana6,9961:3,862565
Kuwait6,8651:55446
Kenya5,0261:9,1881,179
Oman4,3161:854121
Nigeria4,1251:42,9443,376
Philippines4,0951:24,7223,304
Malawi3,1891:5,368756
Lebanon3,0351:1,857357
Qatar2,6301:89751
Somaliland2,2291:1,570191
Canada2,2211:16,5902,397
Tanzania2,0981:25,2343,096
Bahrain2,0421:66062
Algeria1,7871:21,6183,949
Jordan1,7201:5,1411,047
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Thailand1,2821:55,1006,652
Ivory Coast1,1761:19,6181,482
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Australia1,0531:25,6373,491
Djibouti1,0491:872100
Cameroon9971:20,8322,830
Sweden9921:9,926877
Germany7411:108,64413,419
Singapore7401:7,443444
Argentina6631:64,4705,506
France6391:103,94815,344
Uganda6321:61,7717,118
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Spain4621:101,1958,242
Colombia3821:125,0634,020
Netherlands3741:45,1537,674
Guyana3551:2,147385
Russia3481:414,14739,722
Denmark3361:16,8001,660
Brazil3211:666,89824,627
Brunei2841:1,474291
Scotland2781:19,2582,270
Norway2711:18,9752,395
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Fiji2201:4,065748
Tunisia2131:2,867391
Palestine1711:26,6013,744
Belgium1681:68,43210,932
Zimbabwe1571:98,33313,887
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Wales1221:25,3652,646
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Japan1121:1,141,46721,422
Trinidad and Tobago1121:12,1781,633
Austria1061:80,33412,076
Greece1031:107,57118,087
Chile981:179,7605,854
Finland801:68,7097,707
Italy761:804,69363,729
Kazakhstan751:235,76721,064
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
China641:21,364,3991,185
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Taiwan621:378,1412,960
Tajikistan601:139,7781,583
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Iceland291:13,1071,178
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Cyprus171:52,0525,162
Azerbaijan161:603,07010,870
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
South Sudan161:713,442947
South Korea151:3,416,017641
Benin131:795,04642,452
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Belize71:50,7822,565
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Macau41:150,408604
Malta41:107,5681,849
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Amín (14), Amîn (2) & Âmin (1) are calculated separately.

Amin (1,017,397) may also be a first name.

Amin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Amin surname means 'truthful' from Arabic.

- zdoshi

Amin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amin (Arabic: الاْمين, Bengali: আমিন, Georgian: ამინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﻴﻦ, Hindi: अमीन, Marathi: अमीन, Oriya: ଅମିନ, Russian: Амин, Tibetan: ཨ་མིན་) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as a variant: Amín, Amîn or Âmin. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amin? popularity and diffusion

Amin is the 329th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,535 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Amin reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 870th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,017,397 people.

It is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 492,676 people, or 1 in 323. Beside Bangladesh this last name exists in 172 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.

Amin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amin last name rose 112,223 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 474,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Amin last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (79%) in Kenya, Shiite (37%) in Lebanon and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Amin last name are 4.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.32% less than the national average, earning €6,511 per year; in Norway they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning 280,350 kr per year; in Peru they earn 51.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,439 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning R 241,800 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $23,009,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $53,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $51,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amín9214/
Amîn922/
Âmin921/
Amina89281,679/
Amien898,086/
Aming895,855/
Aamin893,475/
Asmin893,309/
Hamin892,371/
Gamin892,290/
Amion892,016/
Eamin891,897/
Ahmin89348/
Ammin89340/
Aimin89229/
Aymin89208/
Ajmin89196/
Atmin89160/
Aminn8974/
Amuin8966/
Aumin8931/
Aemin8914/
Amint898/
Amind897/
Amimn895/
Aminq892/
Amgin891/
Amisn891/
Amihn891/
Amijn891/
Amn86289/
Easmin8060,531/
Hasmin80558/
Haming80494/
Aamina80385/
Hamien80267/
Gamion80245/
Ammina80224/
Hamind80210/
Gamina80207/
Haimin80203/
Aasmin80191/
Amming80155/
Gaumin80100/
Ahamin8053/
Hatmin8046/
Aajmin8038/
Hammin8037/
Gammin8036/
Ajmina8032/
Atming8031/
Hahmin8030/
Gaymin8028/
Haemin8025/
Aamint8018/
Aimien8017/
Haminn8017/
Gaimin8015/
Aminne8013/
Haymin8013/
Aimina8013/
Asming8012/
Aiming8011/
Haumin807/
Asminn807/
Hamuin804/
Eamind803/
Hamint802/
Eamina802/
A'Amin802/
Amingh802/
Aymien801/
Aymina801/
Hajmin801/
Aatmin801/
Aaminn801/
Amminn801/
Ausmin801/
Aamien801/
Ammien801/
Aaimin801/
Aehmin801/
Hamisn801/
Aammin801/
Auming801/
Haamin801/
Eammin800/
Eatmin800/
Ahminn800/
Amienn800/
Aamink800/
Amen7546,664/
Emin7511,697/
Amim753,594/
Amng752,397/
Omin751,549/
Aymn751,286/
Amne751,124/
Amyn751,013/
Hamn75336/
Aimn75176/
Amnt7542/
Amnd7537/
Amnå7526/
Gamn7519/
Amén7515/
Amnh7514/
Aamn757/
Asmn756/
Amhn756/
Ammn754/
Eamn754/
Ahmn752/
Aumn751/
Amèn751/
Ajmn751/
Aemn751/
Amnc751/
Amnk751/
Aminova7343,165/
Hamming731,585/
Hammink73876/
Haiming7332/
Gaymina7328/
Amingue7325/
Gaumina7325/
Aminowa7311/
Hasming732/
Gammina732/
Haamina732/
Aminová732/
Ahamien732/
Haimien731/
Hammion731/
Hatmind731/
Hamimne731/
Amminng731/
Aajmina731/
Aihmina731/
Eatming731/
Haemmin731/
Hamionn731/
Hammint731/
Hayming731/
Heaming730/
Haminck730/
Aumingh730/
Ameen67391,906/
Hamim6720,824/
Amend677,834/
Aymen675,292/
Ament675,130/
Oming672,547/
Omina672,049/
Hamen67959/
Ameng67852/
Ammen67666/
Gamen67586/
Hamng67465/
Gomin67432/
Aimen67392/
Eymin67267/
Aamen67265/
Emien67256/
Osmin67249/
Amoen67241/
Aumen67215/
Hemin67196/
Ahmen67166/
Asmen67160/
Homin67148/
Hammingh67113/
Hamne6787/
Oumin6773/
Amenc6759/
Ameun6751/
Atmen6738/
Amuen6733/
Amyon6728/
Omion6727/
Aamne6725/
Emmin6724/
Amyna6722/
Amenn6719/
Hamnå6719/
Hammn6718/
Asmim6712/
Hamyn6712/
Omien6711/
Hamnd6710/
Aamnt679/
Hamnn679/
Hamhn678/
Aamim678/
Amaen678/
Auminova675/
Eimin675/
Ommin675/
Eamen675/
Hamnc674/
Uomin674/
Amnne674/
Aimim674/
Ajmen673/
Auymn673/
Ausmn673/
Ammne673/
Oomin672/
Ahminova672/
Omuin672/
Amehn672/
Åhamn672/
Gammn672/
Gamín672/
Omind672/
Gahmn672/
Asmyn672/
Eamng672/
D'Haimin671/
E'Min671/
Emijn671/
Eminn671/
Ayminova671/
Gamhn671/
Aasmn671/
Amgne671/
Amynk671/
Autmn671/
Oimin671/
Ehmin671/
Amnhe671/
Gamyn671/
Aïmen671/
Hómin671/
Ojmin671/
Hamăn671/
Haemn671/
Ahamn671/
Amynd671/
Amëên671/
Aemen671/
Eachhmin671/
Asmne671/
Asmén671/
Aymèn671/
Amuun671/
Aimhn671/
Aimne671/
Uimin671/
Ahmne671/
Eamim671/
Amnkh671/
Aymne671/
Athmn671/
Hamnh671/
Hamnt671/
Heamn671/
Oemin670/
Haumn670/

Amin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amin in the Georgian language
ამინamin-
Amin in the Tibetan language
ཨ་མིན་amin-
Amin in the Marathi language
अमीनamina96.96
आमीनamina2.04
अमीनाamina0.07
अमीणamina0.06
मीनmina0.04
आमीणamina0.04
मीनाmina0.03
अमीऩamina0.01
़अमीनamina0.01
मिनmina0.01
आमीनाamina0.01
Amin in the Bengali language
আমিনamina86.21
আমীনamina5.17
অমিনamina4.31
আমিন্amin1.72
মিনmina0.86
অমীনamina0.86
আমিনাamina0.86
Amin in the Oriya language
ଅମିନamina82.66
ଅମୀନamina8.06
ଅମିନ୍amin3.26
ଆମିନamina2.64
ଆମିନ୍amin0.65
ଆମୀନamina0.17
ଅମୀନ୍amin0.17
ଅମିଣamina0.08
ଅମିନାamina0.03
ମିର୍ାmira0.03
Amin in the Hindi language
अमीनamina60.47
आमीनamina35.29
आमिनamina2.69
अमिनamina1.37
अमींamim0.03
़अमीनamina0.02
आमीना़amina0.01
अम्ीनamina0.01
आमिनाamina0.01
अमनamana0.01
आमीणamina0.01
़आमीनamina0.01
अमीऩamina0.01
अमीनाamina0.01
ामिनamina0
आ़मीनamina0
अमीना्amina0
अमितamita0
आमींamim0
आमीऩamina0
अमी़नamina0
्अमीनamina0
Amin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻣﻴﻦamyn53.33
ﺍﻣﻴﻦamyn33.33
ﺍﻣﻦamn6.67
ﺃﻣﻴﻦamyn6.67
Amin in the Russian language
Аминamin-
Amin in the Arabic language
الاْمينalamyn-
لأمينlamyn-
الامينalamyn-
آمينamyn-
أمينamyn-
امينamyn-

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