Amiri Surname
Approximately 309,570 people bear this surname
Amiri Surname User-submission:
Amiri (امیری) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name or the title Amir, which means 'commander', and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Amir, or someone who held the title of Amir.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 232,256 | 1:331 | 24 |
| Tanzania | 37,527 | 1:1,411 | 185 |
| Algeria | 10,276 | 1:3,759 | 556 |
| Morocco | 6,203 | 1:5,558 | 663 |
| Afghanistan | 4,781 | 1:6,725 | 565 |
| Egypt | 4,729 | 1:19,441 | 2,252 |
| United States | 1,642 | 1:220,742 | 21,418 |
| Indonesia | 1,502 | 1:88,049 | 9,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,007 | 1:9,099 | 1,134 |
| Canada | 781 | 1:47,177 | 5,761 |
| Lebanon | 743 | 1:7,587 | 1,210 |
| France | 706 | 1:94,083 | 13,686 |
| Sweden | 589 | 1:16,718 | 1,425 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| England | 424 | 1:131,411 | 13,004 |
| Ivory Coast | 412 | 1:55,998 | 3,355 |
| Germany | 407 | 1:197,802 | 22,786 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Bahrain | 294 | 1:4,587 | 818 |
| Uganda | 262 | 1:149,005 | 13,229 |
| Kuwait | 251 | 1:15,142 | 2,060 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Kenya | 219 | 1:210,867 | 15,070 |
| India | 214 | 1:3,584,418 | 101,069 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Netherlands | 167 | 1:101,121 | 16,397 |
| Denmark | 144 | 1:39,199 | 4,091 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Pakistan | 139 | 1:1,285,208 | 14,950 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Philippines | 130 | 1:778,756 | 75,558 |
| Norway | 129 | 1:39,863 | 5,673 |
| Tunisia | 113 | 1:5,404 | 866 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Russia | 110 | 1:1,310,210 | 93,437 |
| Austria | 99 | 1:86,014 | 12,782 |
| Italy | 93 | 1:657,599 | 58,183 |
| Niger | 92 | 1:208,609 | 6,974 |
| Belgium | 83 | 1:138,514 | 19,805 |
| Azerbaijan | 78 | 1:123,707 | 3,934 |
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| Kazakhstan | 74 | 1:238,953 | 21,276 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Finland | 53 | 1:103,711 | 10,499 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Israel | 44 | 1:194,492 | 19,021 |
| Belarus | 43 | 1:220,955 | 27,273 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Tajikistan | 22 | 1:381,213 | 2,820 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 1:3,030 | 708 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Amiri (47,899) may also be a first name.
Amiri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Amiri (امیری) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name or the title Amir, which means 'commander', and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Amir, or someone who held the title of Amir.
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Average Amiri Salary in
United States
$54,878 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amiri (Arabic: الأميري, Georgian: ამირი, Hindi: अमीरी, Marathi: अमीरी, Oriya: ଅମିରି, Russian: Амири) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amiri is the 1,769th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,541 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Amiri are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 19,178th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 47,899 people.
Amiri is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 232,256 people, or 1 in 331. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 11 percent are found and Fars Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Iran Amiri is found in 99 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.
Amiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Kenya and Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Amiri are 5.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.1% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Amiri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.47% less than the national average, earning €7,367 per year; in Norway they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning 388,770 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.2% less than the national average, earning R 144,492 per year; in United States they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $54,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,906 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amiri in the Georgian language | ||
| ამირი | amiri | - |
| Amiri in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीरी | amiri | 95.59 |
| अमिरी | amiri | 2.94 |
| आमिरी | amiri | 0.33 |
| आमिर | amira | 0.33 |
| आमीरी | amiri | 0.16 |
| अमीरि | amiri | 0.16 |
| अमिृ | amir | 0.16 |
| आमिरि | amiri | 0.16 |
| अमिरि | amiri | 0.16 |
| Amiri in the Marathi language | ||
| अमीरी | amiri | 62.5 |
| अिमरी | aimari | 34.38 |
| अमीिर | amiira | 1.56 |
| अमीर | amira | 1.56 |
| Amiri in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମିରି | amiri | 42.11 |
| ଅମିରୀ | amiri | 21.05 |
| ଆମିରି | amiri | 21.05 |
| ଅମୀରୀ | amiri | 5.26 |
| ଅମୀରି | amiri | 5.26 |
| ଆମିରୀ | amiri | 5.26 |
| Amiri in the Russian language | ||
| Амири | amiri | - |
| Amiri in the Arabic language | ||
| الأميري | alamyry | - |
| عميرى | myry | - |
| أميريه | amyryh | - |
| اميرية | amyryt | - |
| أميري | amyry | - |
| أميرى | amyry | - |
| العميرى | almyry | - |
| العميري | almyry | - |
| الاميري | alamyry | - |
| عميري | myry | - |
| اميري | amyry | - |
| اميريه | amyryh | - |
| اميرى | amyry | - |
| اميريا | amyrya | - |
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