Amjad Surname
Approximately 178,451 people bear this surname
Amjad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 149,423 | 1:1,196 | 186 |
| India | 5,968 | 1:128,530 | 8,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,963 | 1:5,175 | 712 |
| Bangladesh | 2,613 | 1:60,986 | 3,114 |
| Egypt | 2,593 | 1:35,455 | 3,714 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,015 | 1:4,547 | 575 |
| Morocco | 2,011 | 1:17,144 | 2,613 |
| Iran | 1,528 | 1:50,250 | 5,609 |
| Iraq | 1,037 | 1:33,772 | 1,545 |
| England | 1,014 | 1:54,949 | 6,676 |
| Sri Lanka | 950 | 1:21,904 | 2,929 |
| United States | 527 | 1:687,778 | 54,603 |
| Kuwait | 424 | 1:8,964 | 1,244 |
| Qatar | 300 | 1:7,860 | 857 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| Spain | 223 | 1:209,650 | 14,218 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Afghanistan | 173 | 1:185,857 | 3,619 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Greece | 135 | 1:82,073 | 13,867 |
| Maldives | 131 | 1:3,085 | 307 |
| France | 131 | 1:507,044 | 70,604 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:75,406 | 5,680 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Guyana | 48 | 1:15,880 | 2,122 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Oman | 17 | 1:216,939 | 3,845 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Amjad (529,110) may also be a first name.
Amjad Demographics
Average Male Amjad Height
172.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Amjad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amjad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amjad (Arabic: أمجاد, Bengali: আমজাদ, Dhivehi: ީއަމްޖަދު, Hindi: अमजद, Marathi: अमजद, Oriya: ଅମଜଦ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/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 Amjad? popularity and diffusion
Amjad is the 3,156th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 40,838 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Amjad live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Amjad is also the 1,897th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 529,110 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 149,423 people, or 1 in 1,196. In Pakistan Amjad is most common in: Punjab, where 75 percent are found, Sindh, where 10 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.
Amjad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amjad has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Amjad surname grew 101,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amjad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Amjad last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Amjad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning 366,768 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.9% less than the national average, earning R 100,056 per year; in United States they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $49,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $53,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amjad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amjad in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ީއަމްޖަދު | iamjadu | - |
| Amjad in the Hindi language | ||
| अमजद | amajada | 99.01 |
| अम्जद | amjada | 0.34 |
| अम्जाद | amjada | 0.01 |
| Amjad in the Marathi language | ||
| अमजद | amajada | 85.09 |
| अमजत | amajata | 6.97 |
| मद | mada | 0.46 |
| जद | jada | 0.2 |
| मिजद | mijada | 0.06 |
| मजद | majada | 0.04 |
| जाद | jada | 0.02 |
| अमद | amada | 0.02 |
| मुजद | mujada | 0.01 |
| ॅजद | ejada | 0.01 |
| अमज | amaja | 0.01 |
| अंजद | anjada | 0.01 |
| आमाद | amada | 0.01 |
| Amjad in the Bengali language | ||
| আমজাদ | amajada | 74.29 |
| আমজদ | amajada | 25.71 |
| Amjad in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମଜଦ | amajada | 16.48 |
| ଅମ୍ଜାଦ୍ | amjad | 14.29 |
| ଅମ୍ଜାଦ | amjada | 13.19 |
| ଅମଜାଦ | amajada | 12.09 |
| ଆମଜାଦ | amajada | 8.79 |
| ଅମଜାଦ୍ | amajad | 6.59 |
| ଅମ୍ଜଦ୍ | amjad | 5.49 |
| ଆମ୍ଜାଦ | amjada | 3.3 |
| ଆମଜାଦ୍ | amajad | 2.2 |
| ଆମ୍ଜାଦ୍ | amjad | 2.2 |
| ଅମଯଦ | amayada | 2.2 |
| ଆମ୍ଜଦ | amjada | 1.1 |
| ଅମଜଜ୍ | amajaj | 1.1 |
| ଅଜାଦ | ajada | 1.1 |
| ଆମଜଦ୍ | amajad | 1.1 |
| ଅମଜଦ୍ | amajad | 1.1 |
| ଅମ୍ଜଦ | amjada | 1.1 |
| Amjad in the Arabic language | ||
| أمجاد | amjad | - |
| امجاد | amjad | - |
| الامجد | alamjd | - |
| أمجد | amjd | - |
| امجد | amjd | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amjad
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