Amitage Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Amitage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amitage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Amitage (20) may also be a first name.

Amitage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amitage is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amitage? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Amitage occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Amitage live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name on earth, held by 20 people.

The surname Amitage is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland Amitage is mostly found in: South Lanarkshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland Amitage is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Benin, where 9 percent are found.

Amitage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amitage has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Amitage last name decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amitage
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