Amith Surname

145,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Amith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,0471:10,1651,474
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates731:125,51110,390
Qatar411:57,5125,907
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Norway121:428,52437,411
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Ámith (1) are calculated separately.

Amith (21,042) may also be a first name.

Amith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amith (Arabic: اميته, Bengali: অমিত, Hindi: अमित, Marathi: अिमथ, Oriya: ଅମିଥ, Tibetan: ཨ་མིད་) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Ámith. Click here for other possible spellings of Amith.

How Common Is The Last Name Amith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 145,502nd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,388,576 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Amith live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Amith is also the 36,411th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 21,042 people.

It is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,047 people, or 1 in 10,165. Not including Sri Lanka this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Amith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amith surname expanded 1,181 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Amith are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Amith earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.11% less than the national average, earning 241,889 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.67% more than the national average, earning $53,793 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ámith931/
Hamith9172/
Amioth9111/
Ajmith913/
Eamith911/
Ammith911/
Amit8927,574/
Hammith8317/
Amaithe839/
Hajmith831/
Hamaith831/
Amgoith831/
Hatmith831/
Aismith831/
Gamit80316,866/
Hamit8021,358/
Amoit8017,712/
Amiot808,501/
Amiet801,440/
Ameth80392/
Atmit80168/
Amait80156/
Asmit80147/
Amite80128/
Ameit8032/
Ahmit8026/
Amist8021/
Amitt8020/
Emith8014/
Ammit8010/
Omith808/
Aamit805/
Ajmit804/
Aumit804/
Amidh804/
Amidt802/
Aemit802/
Aimit802/
Șamit801/
Amgit801/
Amhit801/
Aymit801/
Amihd801/
Aumoithe77159/
Haysmith7722/
Hammit73398/
Amiott73223/
Gamidh73181/
Hamait73103/
Hameth7375/
Hamidh7368/
Hamite7358/
Amaite7354/
Gameit7350/
Gammit7337/
Ameeth7337/
Hasmit7323/
Emmith7320/
Amoite7314/
Ameitt7312/
Hamiet7312/
Ajmait7311/
Aumiot7311/
Amisht739/
Asmait739/
Ahmeit738/
Ahamit737/
Amitte737/
Hamidt736/
Amethe734/
Hamitt733/
Gaumit733/
Amgait732/
Amaihd732/
Hamist732/
Hameit732/
Amistd732/
Aimeth732/
Ammoit732/
Ameite731/
Ammitt731/
Ahmidh731/
Ajmeth731/
Asmite731/
Aumeth731/
Gamgit731/
Hatmit731/
Ahmite731/
Aimiot731/
Amioht731/
Aasmit731/
Aamoit731/
Aumoit731/
Aymeth731/
Asmoit731/
Amoitt731/
Haimit731/
Hamihd731/
Gamitt730/
Eamist730/
Amet676,927/
Amid676,486/
Hammitt671,977/
Emit671,432/
Omit671,326/
Ahameth67387/
Amitova67322/
Amyt67304/
Ammicht6765/
Ahmeitt6751/
Ámit6737/
Gaumiot6723/
Hameeth6718/
Hamaite6715/
Hamitte677/
Aumoite674/
Aithmed674/
Haamidh673/
Osmithh673/
Amjt672/
Ameethe672/
Gaumitt671/
Haïmeth671/
Ammiott671/
Ahmeite671/
Hasmait671/
Ahmetch671/
Amitová671/
Ahmedth671/
Aithmid671/
Hammait671/
Hameath670/

Amith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amith in the Bengali language
অমিতamita-
Amith in the Hindi language
अमितamita-
Amith in the Tibetan language
ཨ་མིད་ami66.67
ཨམ་མིད་ammi11.11
ཨ་མིཏ་amita11.11
ཨམ་རིད་amri11.11
Amith in the Oriya language
ଅମିଥamitha66.67
ଅମିତamita33.33
Amith in the Marathi language
अिमथaimatha47.06
अमीथamitha23.53
अमीतamita23.53
अमीठamitha5.88
Amith in the Arabic language
اميتهamyth-
أميتةamytt-

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Footnotes

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