Amis Surname
Approximately 6,944 people bear this surname
Amis Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre.
Read More About This SurnameAmis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,910 | 1:189,769 | 18,818 |
| Philippines | 850 | 1:119,104 | 20,532 |
| Yemen | 830 | 1:31,838 | 2,972 |
| England | 716 | 1:77,819 | 8,740 |
| France | 445 | 1:149,265 | 23,131 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Lebanon | 241 | 1:23,390 | 2,681 |
| Indonesia | 227 | 1:582,596 | 46,553 |
| Malaysia | 181 | 1:162,952 | 9,997 |
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Jordan | 80 | 1:110,530 | 7,397 |
| Algeria | 78 | 1:495,276 | 36,958 |
| Iran | 76 | 1:1,010,296 | 46,499 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 379 | 1:64,315 | 7,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 564 | 1:89,040 | 9,203 |
Amis (4,443) may also be a first name.
Amis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre. Perhaps the Latinized forms had something to do with it. The two first entries occur close together, and probably refer to the same individual.
William fil. Amye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Amice, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Adam Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Amice le Noble, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh fil. Amicie, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Alice fil. Amicie, Surrey, ibid.
John Amice, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Amia, Amicia, Amise, and Amisius all occur as personal names without surnames in the Hundred Rolls, 1273.
Amis de Selves, Kent, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Amia de Rydeford, Lincolnshire, ibid.
The form Amiss in the London Directory is met by the entry:
'Gregory Amys, or Amisse, sup. for B.A., July 12. 1525': Register of the University of Oxford.
Also: 1766. Thomas Amiss and Eleanor Cadman: St. George, Hanover Square.
In the United States the form is all but invariably Ames. Amice or Ames continued as a girl's fontal name till the 16th century.
1540. Buried — Ameis Austin, Mr. Smith's maid: St. Antholin (London).
The family of Ames in the Register of St. Dionis Backchurch is found as Amyes.), 1576; Ames and Ammes (p. 130), 1690; and Amis (p. 22), 1627. In the Register of St. Michael, Cornhill, the name is often found as Aymes:Stolen from Fore bears
1603. Baptised — Daniel, son of George Aymes:.
1 Ame’s or Amy's (Son): v. Amy.
2 the Anglo-French Amys, Amis-Amy (q.v.) with formerly -s.
3 Ames has prob. been confused with Eames, q.v.
(English) The son of Ame or Amis (friend); descendant of Ame, a pet form of Amery (work, rule); variants of Eames, q.v.
A corrupt spelling, though still retaining the sound, of Exmes, a town in the department of Orne, in Normandy.
(French.) From Amie, a friend, beloved; or if from the Hebrew Amos, a burden. Some think it is a. contraction of Ambrose (winch see). Amesbury in England was originally Ambrosebury.
Amis Demographics
Amis Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amis (Georgian: ამის, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Hindi: अमीस, Marathi: आमीस, Oriya: ଅମିସ, Russian: Амис) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amis is the 71,138th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,049,474 people. The last name Amis occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Amis live; 28 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,377th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 4,443 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,910 people, or 1 in 189,769. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 12 percent are found and Yemen, where 12 percent are found.
Amis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (93%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Amis surname are 18.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Amis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.76% more than the national average, earning R 431,940 per year; in United States they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $43,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,568 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amis in the Georgian language | ||
| ამის | amis | - |
| Amis in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺲ | amys | - |
| Amis in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीस | amisa | 64.86 |
| आमिस | amisa | 15.32 |
| अमिस | amisa | 13.51 |
| आमीस | amisa | 6.31 |
| Amis in the Marathi language | ||
| आमीस | amisa | 50 |
| अमीस | amisa | 50 |
| Amis in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମିସ | amisa | 40 |
| ଅମିସ୍ | amis | 20 |
| ଆମିସ୍ | amis | 20 |
| ଆମିସ | amisa | 20 |
| Amis in the Russian language | ||
| Амис | amis | - |
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Amis Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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