Amit Surname

19,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Brunei

Amit Surname User-submission:

Amit means 'colleague' or 'friend' in Hebrewtranslation.

Amit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh7,3901:21,5641,513
Philippines6,0151:16,8311,939
India4,2591:180,10511,014
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
Malaysia1,6341:18,0501,732
Sri Lanka1,5351:13,5561,941
Indonesia1,3171:100,41710,346
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Thailand2311:305,79452,719
United Arab Emirates1941:47,2284,774
Brunei1621:2,585450
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Afghanistan1061:303,3324,798
Israel911:94,04010,977
Kazakhstan761:232,66420,860
Australia671:402,92132,505
Canada661:558,26746,632
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England551:1,013,05650,089
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
China91:151,924,6187,954
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Oman41:921,9937,313
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Macau11:601,6301,582
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Ámit (37) are calculated separately.

Amit (1,707,225) may also be a first name.

Amit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Amit means 'colleague' or 'friend' in Hebrewtranslation.

- Amit

Amit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amit (Arabic: ميط, Bengali: অমিত, Georgian: ამით, Hindi: अमित, Marathi: अमीत, Oriya: ଅମିତ, Russian: Амит, Tibetan: ཨ་མིད་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Ámit. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amit? popularity and diffusion

Amit is the 19,850th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 264,290 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Amit live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 27 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Amit is also the 396th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 1,707,225 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 7,390 people, or 1 in 21,564. Beside Bangladesh this last name occurs in 87 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Amit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amit surname rose 4,288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Amit last name is chiefly Protestant (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Amit last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amit earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning 414,841 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $43,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,987 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ámit9237/
Gamit89316,866/
Hamit8921,358/
Amoit8917,712/
Amiot898,501/
Amith893,051/
Amiet891,440/
Atmit89168/
Amait89156/
Asmit89147/
Amite89128/
Ameit8932/
Ahmit8926/
Amist8921/
Amitt8920/
Ammit8910/
Aamit895/
Ajmit894/
Aumit894/
Amidt892/
Aemit892/
Aimit892/
Șamit891/
Amgit891/
Amhit891/
Aymit891/
Ami8635,843/
Hammit80398/
Amiott80223/
Hamait80103/
Hamith8072/
Hamite8058/
Amaite8054/
Gameit8050/
Gammit8037/
Hasmit8023/
Amoite8014/
Ameitt8012/
Hamiet8012/
Ajmait8011/
Amioth8011/
Aumiot8011/
Amisht809/
Asmait809/
Ahmeit808/
Ahamit807/
Amitte807/
Hamidt806/
Hamitt803/
Ajmith803/
Gaumit803/
Amgait802/
Hamist802/
Hameit802/
Amistd802/
Ammoit802/
Eamith801/
Ameite801/
Ammitt801/
Asmite801/
Gamgit801/
Hatmit801/
Ahmite801/
Aimiot801/
Amioht801/
Aasmit801/
Aamoit801/
Aumoit801/
Asmoit801/
Amoitt801/
Ammith801/
Haimit801/
Gamitt800/
Eamist800/
Hami7526,234/
Gami7526,204/
Ammi7515,093/
Ajmi7513,962/
Asmi759,948/
Amis756,944/
Amet756,927/
Amid756,486/
Amai754,978/
Aimi754,326/
Amoi753,869/
Amie752,851/
Aami752,477/
Aumi752,373/
Amui752,285/
Amio752,039/
Amei751,852/
Amih751,806/
Emit751,432/
Omit751,326/
Atmi75997/
Amiz75598/
Ahmi75493/
Amyt75304/
Aymi75164/
Amii75156/
Amiy7588/
Eami7541/
Amhi7540/
Amij7521/
Amyi7512/
Amgi754/
Amip753/
Amjt752/
Hammitt731,977/
Amitova73322/
Ammicht7365/
Ahmeitt7351/
Gaumiot7323/
Hammith7317/
Hamaite7315/
Amaithe739/
Hamitte737/
Aumoite734/
Gaumitt731/
Hajmith731/
Hamaith731/
Amgoith731/
Ammiott731/
Ahmeite731/
Hatmith731/
Hasmait731/
Aismith731/
Amitová731/
Hammait731/
Hamid671,356,326/
Hamis6793,251/
Amete6713,348/
Gamio6712,740/
Hammi6710,155/
Hasmi679,782/
Ahmid678,511/
Ahmet678,497/
Hamai675,466/
Emoit673,571/
Hamet673,500/
Omoit673,430/
Gamet673,416/
Amyot673,338/
Amaiz671,519/
Haimi671,471/
Asmai671,072/
Aajmi671,041/
Eamid67969/
Atmiş67947/
Hamie67898/
Amaia67780/
Amiss67747/
Asmui67737/
Hatmi67718/
Amish67636/
Hajmi67623/
Gamai67562/
Amhis67547/
Gammi67517/
Hamitova67492/
Amgai67453/
Aumio67452/
Gamei67442/
Hamui67426/
Amhid67424/
Ameis67408/
Ammai67395/
Ameth67392/
Aammi67389/
Amich67356/
Amhih67338/
Hamiz67310/
Gamid67287/
Aimai67279/
Aumis67268/
Asmis67261/
Amihe67232/
Ameet67220/
Atmai67212/
Ahami67211/
Hamyi67209/
Asmet67195/
Gamih67188/
Haami67185/
Aumoitte67170/
Aumoithe67159/
Amied67157/
Ajmid67156/
Amaai67146/
Ameid67105/
Aimmi67104/
Hamei67104/
Aumai6798/
Ağmiş6797/
Gaimi6795/
Ammih6794/
Amais6790/
Hammitte6788/
Aasmi6785/
Gamhi6784/
Ohmit6781/
Hamij6769/
Gamui6769/
Gomit6765/
Haymi6762/
Omite6760/
Aimet6760/
Amijs6757/
Amuis6756/
Amest6756/
Ammei6756/
Hamih6754/
Ammie6753/
Gamoi6753/
Asmid6750/
Amett6748/
Hamiy6748/
Emitt6746/
Hamoi6743/
Ajmet6743/
Ahmie6741/
Gamii6738/
Asmoi6737/
Omitt6735/
Hamgi6734/
Amieh6734/
Emmit6733/
Ahumi6732/
Aimie6729/
Aamid6729/
Gaumi6728/
Aymiş6728/
Amaid6727/
Asmih6726/
Omiot6726/
Gamgi6725/
Aimis6723/
Hamip6723/
Aumie6723/
Haysmith6722/
Gaami6722/
Haumi6722/
Gamij6722/
Gamiy6721/
Hemit6720/
Gaymi6720/
Ammet6719/
Asmei6718/
Atmis6718/
Aymie6717/
Aumoi6717/
Hamii6716/
Ammid6716/
Aimei6716/
Ahmai6716/
Amisd6715/
Emith6714/
Amoih6714/
Aimoi6714/
Omist6713/
Hamhi6712/
Amois6712/
Amhai6712/
Ammis6711/
Aitmi6711/
Aamis6710/
Ahmei6710/
Hahmi679/
Aemet679/
Omeit679/
Omith678/
Omait678/
Ajhmi677/
Aymet677/
Ağami677/
Amijd677/
Ajmii676/
Homit676/
Aismi676/
Ahmiš676/
Amaiy676/
Ajmai675/
Aumei675/
Aumid675/
Amidh674/
Aamai674/
Ammoi674/
Atmih674/
Amaih674/
Aimid674/
Athmi674/
Aamet674/
Amgoi674/
Amget674/
Amijh673/
Atmei673/
Aamie673/
Ahmoi673/
Aumet673/
Aymai673/
Amoiy673/
Amuih673/
Ahmui673/
Eamis672/
D'Ami672/
Aahmi672/
Amedt672/
Amaij672/
Ammii672/
Amiey672/
Amaip672/
Aimui672/
Amoid672/
Gajmi671/
Aaymi671/
Ameiz671/
Ammui671/
Ammyi671/
Ahjmi671/
Ahmidtte671/
Ajmei671/
Ajmiy671/
Atmip671/
Asmij671/
Amije671/
Ahmiy671/
Amuij671/
Hgami671/
Ámith671/
Emait671/
Gamyi671/
Ahmih671/
Aimio671/
Aimiy671/
Amgid671/
Amhie671/
Amioa671/
Ameït671/
Ammio671/
Amuid671/
Aatmi671/
Aamiz671/
Ajjmi671/
Eatmi671/
Eamih671/
Amihd671/
Aamei671/
AAimi671/
Ajmih671/
Eahmi671/
Eammi671/
Amizz671/
Eamet670/
Haumaist670/

Amit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amit in the Bengali language
অমিতamita99.03
অমীতamita0.51
অমিত্amit0.16
আমিত্amit0.12
আমিতamita0.12
অমৃতamrta0.04
অসিতasita0.04
Amit in the Hindi language
अमितamita97.25
अमीतamita2.59
आमितamita0.1
अनिताanita0
आमिटamita0
अम्इतamita0
अ्मितamita0
अमृतamrta0
अमिजamija0
अमित़़़amita0
अतितatita0
अ़मितamita0
अमिनamina0
अमी़तamita0
अमतamata0
अमित़़amita0
असितasita0
मितmita0
अमित्amit0
अनितanita0
अमिमamima0
्अमितamita0
अमीटamita0
अजीतajita0
अनीताanita0
अमि़तamita0
आमिरamira0
अकितakita0
़अमितamita0
अमिलamila0
अमीत़amita0
आमीतamita0
अमिटamita0
अमित़amita0
अमिताamita0
Amit in the Marathi language
अमीतamita97.19
आमीतamita0.73
मीतmita0.36
मीताmita0.28
अमितamita0.17
अितaita0.12
अमीताamita0.07
अमीटamita0.03
्मीताmita0.01
ैताaita0.01
आंईटamita0.01
Amit in the Georgian language
ამითamit84.62
ამიტamit15.38
Amit in the Oriya language
ଅମିତamita79.38
ଅମିତ୍amit11.66
ଅମୀତamita3.18
ଆମିତamita2.61
ଅମୀତ୍amit0.3
ଆମିତ୍amit0.2
ଅମିତାamita0.05
ଆମୀତamita0.03
ଅମତ୍amat0.03
ଅମିତିamiti0.02
ଅମିଦamida0.02
ଅସିତasita0.02
ଅମିରamira0.02
ଅମିଟamita0.01
ଅମିତୀamiti0.01
ଅମୀକ୍amik0.01
ଅମିଲ୍amil0.01
ଆମିଟamita0.01
ଅମିଡamida0.01
ଅସିତ୍asit0.01
Amit in the Tibetan language
ཨ་མིད་ami72.22
ཨ་མིཏ་amita16.67
ཨ་ནིད་ani5.56
ཨེ་མིཏ་émita2.78
ཨམིཏ་amita2.78
Amit in the Russian language
Амитamit-
Amit in the Arabic language
ميطmyt-

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