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Where Does The Last Name Amir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Amir (Arabic: لامير, Bengali: আমির, Dhivehi: ޢާމިރ‬, Georgian: ამირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻴﺮ, Hindi: अमीर, Marathi: अमीर, Oriya: ଅମିର, Russian: Амир, Tibetan: ཨ་མིར་) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 760^th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,422 people. The last name Amir occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Amir are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Amir is also the 305^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,031,804 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 194,551 people, or 1 in 165. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 15 percent reside, Herat, where 7 percent reside and Balkh, where 7 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan this surname is found in 138 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.

Amir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Amir has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Amir last name increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (91%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (56%) in Kenya, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Amir surname are 5.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning 403,259 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6% more than the national average, earning R 251,904 per year; in United States they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $49,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $50,596 CAD per year.