Amirton Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Amirton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amirton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Amirton (236) may also be a first name.

Amirton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amirton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Amirton is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amirton? popularity and diffusion

Amirton is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Amirton is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Amirton reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Amirton is also the 583,008th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 236 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Liberia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamirton931/
Amirtan865/
Amerton861/
Hamerton80424/
Amirthan804/
Gamerton801/
Ammerton800/
Hammerton752,180/
Hamertone751/
Emerton712,074/
Amirtam7150/
Emirtan711/
Amertun711/
Hammertone711/
Amretan711/
Emmerton671,261/
Amirtham67172/
Amurthan672/
Amerthan671/
Emeerton671/
Hemerton671/
Gomerton670/
Emertoun670/
Homerton670/
Hammertun632/
Hammertom631/
Amertham535/
Oumertane505/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amirton
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