Amira Surname
Approximately 64,024 people bear this surname
Amira Surname User-submission:
A name of Arabic origin. Amir al ma means 'leader'. This title was used for an Admiral, a leader at sea.
Amira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 17,786 | 1:5,169 | 663 |
| Algeria | 12,249 | 1:3,154 | 426 |
| Jordan | 7,878 | 1:1,122 | 162 |
| Nigeria | 5,468 | 1:32,396 | 2,696 |
| Ethiopia | 3,703 | 1:26,342 | 3,258 |
| Morocco | 2,658 | 1:12,971 | 1,886 |
| Yemen | 2,327 | 1:11,356 | 1,368 |
| Israel | 2,324 | 1:3,682 | 507 |
| Palestine | 1,703 | 1:2,671 | 566 |
| Malaysia | 1,327 | 1:22,226 | 2,036 |
| India | 1,051 | 1:729,843 | 33,496 |
| Indonesia | 949 | 1:139,356 | 13,822 |
| Syria | 596 | 1:32,384 | 2,034 |
| Iraq | 561 | 1:62,427 | 2,266 |
| Kenya | 541 | 1:85,360 | 7,791 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| Tunisia | 240 | 1:2,544 | 322 |
| Cameroon | 143 | 1:145,238 | 16,093 |
| Lebanon | 140 | 1:40,265 | 3,689 |
| Maldives | 116 | 1:3,484 | 341 |
| Afghanistan | 82 | 1:392,112 | 5,551 |
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Nepal | 18 | 1:1,582,275 | 7,357 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Amirá (9) are calculated separately.
Amira (893,784) may also be a first name.
Amira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A name of Arabic origin. Amir al ma means 'leader'. This title was used for an Admiral, a leader at sea.
- Johannes Heinz MichelsAmira Demographics
Amira Political Affiliation
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Amira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amira (Arabic: آميرة, Bengali: অমিরা, Georgian: ამირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: अमीरा, Marathi: अमीरा, Oriya: ଅମିରା, Russian: Амира, Tibetan: ཨ་མི་ར་) is found most in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms: Amirá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amira? popularity and diffusion
Amira is the 8,845th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,825 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Amira live; 51 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Amira is also the 1,034th most widely held first name globally It is held by 893,784 people.
It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 17,786 people, or 1 in 5,169. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in 95 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 19 percent reside and Jordan, where 12 percent reside.
Amira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amira has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Amira surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (92%) in Kenya, Maronite (57%) in Lebanon and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Amira are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Amira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 457.11% more than the national average, earning R 1,323,910 per year; in United States they earn 50.24% more than the national average, earning $64,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.48% less than the national average, earning $28,576 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amira in the Georgian language | ||
| ამირა | amira | - |
| Amira in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་མི་ར་ | amira | - |
| Amira in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीरा | amira | 80.71 |
| आमिरा | amira | 10.51 |
| अमिरा | amira | 4.76 |
| आमीरा | amira | 2.01 |
| अमीरां | amiram | 1.13 |
| अमीर | amira | 0.29 |
| आमिर | amira | 0.25 |
| ामीरा | amira | 0.15 |
| अमिर | amira | 0.05 |
| अमिता | amita | 0.05 |
| Amira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମିରା | amira | 71.5 |
| ଅମିର | amira | 10.36 |
| ଆମିରା | amira | 6.22 |
| ଅମୀରା | amira | 4.66 |
| ଅମୀର | amira | 4.15 |
| ଅମୀୟ | amiya | 0.52 |
| ଆମୀରା | amira | 0.52 |
| Amira in the Bengali language | ||
| অমিরা | amira | 66.67 |
| আমিরা | amira | 33.33 |
| Amira in the Marathi language | ||
| अमीरा | amira | 63.83 |
| आमीरा | amira | 14.89 |
| अमीर | amira | 12.77 |
| आमीर | amira | 2.13 |
| अमीराबी | amirabi | 2.13 |
| मोतीराम | motirama | 2.13 |
| कामरान | kamarana | 2.13 |
| Amira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮﻩ | amyrh | 28.57 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺮﺓ | amyrt | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮ | amyr | 14.29 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺮﻩ | amyrh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺮﻩ | amyrh | 14.29 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺮﺓ | amyrt | 14.29 |
| Amira in the Russian language | ||
| Амира | amira | - |
| Amira in the Arabic language | ||
| آميرة | amyrt | - |
| عميرا | myra | - |
| عميرة | myrt | - |
| آميره | amyrh | - |
| أميرة | amyrt | - |
| أميره | amyrh | - |
| عميره | myrh | - |
| اميرة | amyrt | - |
| اميره | amyrh | - |
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