Amish Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Amish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 210 | 1:166,770 | 4,170 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Bulgaria | 88 | 1:79,306 | 4,982 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Amish (7,502) may also be a first name.
Amish Demographics
Average Amish Salary in
United States
$50,687 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amish (Bengali: অমিশ, Hindi: अमीश, Marathi: अमीश, Oriya: ଅମିଶ, Russian: Амиш) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amish? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amish is the 513,430th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Amish are found; 35 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Levant. Amish is also the 74,192nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 7,502 people.
It is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 166,770. Excluding Iraq this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 14 percent are found.
Amish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amish surname expanded 219 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Amish surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.19% being registered with the political party.
Amish earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,687 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amish in the Bengali language | ||
| অমিশ | amisa | - |
| Amish in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମିଶ | amisa | 66.67 |
| ଆମିଶ | amisa | 10 |
| ଆମିସ | amisa | 6.67 |
| ଆମିଷ | amisa | 6.67 |
| ଅମିଷ | amisa | 6.67 |
| ଅମିଶର | amisara | 3.33 |
| Amish in the Marathi language | ||
| अमीश | amisa | 57.52 |
| अमीष | amisa | 27.21 |
| अमीस | amisa | 7.88 |
| आमीश | amisa | 3.1 |
| आमीष | amisa | 2.39 |
| मीस | misa | 0.24 |
| अमीषा | amisa | 0.24 |
| Amish in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीश | amisa | 28.57 |
| अमीष | amisa | 24.86 |
| अमिष | amisa | 21.71 |
| अमिश | amisa | 10.95 |
| आमिश | amisa | 6.86 |
| आमीश | amisa | 2.97 |
| आमिष | amisa | 1.86 |
| आमीष | amisa | 1.3 |
| आमीस | amisa | 0.19 |
| अमी्ष | amisa | 0.19 |
| अमीस | amisa | 0.19 |
| अमीष् | amis | 0.19 |
| अमीष़ | amisa | 0.19 |
| Amish in the Russian language | ||
| Амиш | amis | - |
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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 Amish
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