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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 more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,769^th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,541 people. The last name 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 19,178^th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 47,899 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 232,256 people, or 1 in 331. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 11 percent reside and Fars Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.

Amiri Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Amiri last name is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Kenya and Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Amiri last name are 5.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.1% being registered to vote for 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.