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
The last name Amira (Arabic: آميرة, Bengali: অমিরা, Georgian: ამირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: अमीरा, Marathi: अमीरा, Oriya: ଅମିରା, Russian: Амира, Tibetan: ཨ་མི་ར་) occurs most in Egypt. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Amirá. For other potential spellings of Amira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,845th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 113,825 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Amira live; 51 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,034th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 893,784 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 17,786 people, or 1 in 5,169. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 19 percent are found and Jordan, where 12 percent are found.
Amira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amira has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Amira last name increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (92%) in Kenya, Maronite (57%) in Lebanon and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Amira surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the 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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