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 last name Amiri (Arabic: الأميري, Georgian: ამირი, Hindi: अमीरी, Marathi: अमीरी, Oriya: ଅମିରି, Russian: Амири) occurs most in Iran. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,769th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,541 people. The surname Amiri occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Amiri live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Amiri is also the 19,178th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 47,899 people.
This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 232,256 people, or 1 in 331. In Iran Amiri is most common 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 it 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 devotion of those carrying the Amiri last name is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Kenya and Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Amiri last name are 5.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.1% registered with the 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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