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

Amir (Arabic: لامير, Bengali: আমির, Dhivehi: ޢާމިރ‬, Georgian: ამირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻴﺮ, Hindi: अमीर, Marathi: अमीर, Oriya: ଅମିର, Russian: Амир, Tibetan: ཨ་མིར་) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 760^th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,422 people. The surname Amir occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Amir reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 305^th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 2,031,804 people.

The last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 194,551 people, or 1 in 165. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kabul, where 15 percent reside, Herat, where 7 percent reside and Balkh, where 7 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan Amir occurs in 138 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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 Amir are 5.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.68% being registered to vote for the political 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.