Amon Surname
Approximately 76,760 people bear this surname
Amon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 21,619 | 1:1,067 | 105 |
| Tanzania | 19,007 | 1:2,785 | 384 |
| Ghana | 4,780 | 1:5,653 | 789 |
| Philippines | 3,277 | 1:30,894 | 4,489 |
| Malawi | 3,137 | 1:5,457 | 771 |
| United States | 3,016 | 1:120,179 | 12,864 |
| Austria | 2,691 | 1:3,164 | 312 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Germany | 2,161 | 1:37,254 | 4,934 |
| Namibia | 1,148 | 1:2,099 | 313 |
| Israel | 1,121 | 1:7,634 | 1,195 |
| Nigeria | 1,090 | 1:162,516 | 10,175 |
| Egypt | 976 | 1:94,196 | 8,120 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Thailand | 762 | 1:92,701 | 13,026 |
| Zimbabwe | 745 | 1:20,722 | 3,094 |
| Uganda | 701 | 1:55,691 | 6,573 |
| Papua New Guinea | 650 | 1:12,544 | 1,167 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Slovenia | 570 | 1:4,364 | 821 |
| South Africa | 455 | 1:119,072 | 14,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Brazil | 348 | 1:615,156 | 22,898 |
| Ecuador | 341 | 1:46,645 | 4,584 |
| France | 312 | 1:212,893 | 33,114 |
| Canada | 288 | 1:127,936 | 13,339 |
| Indonesia | 287 | 1:460,799 | 38,176 |
| Botswana | 221 | 1:9,896 | 1,823 |
| Kenya | 221 | 1:208,959 | 14,983 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| Benin | 158 | 1:65,415 | 7,986 |
| New Zealand | 156 | 1:29,028 | 5,072 |
| Colombia | 155 | 1:308,220 | 5,809 |
| Solomon Islands | 137 | 1:4,234 | 508 |
| Pakistan | 136 | 1:1,313,558 | 15,128 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| Russia | 108 | 1:1,334,473 | 94,603 |
| Malaysia | 88 | 1:335,162 | 17,995 |
| Croatia | 66 | 1:64,070 | 11,714 |
| Romania | 48 | 1:418,289 | 33,624 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Turkey | 44 | 1:1,768,669 | 64,663 |
| Venezuela | 42 | 1:719,145 | 12,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 40 | 1:458,802 | 6,619 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Marshall Islands | 34 | 1:1,524 | 381 |
| Tajikistan | 29 | 1:289,196 | 2,354 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Serbia | 26 | 1:274,806 | 14,599 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Nauru | 6 | 1:1,980 | 298 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 131 | 1:186,072 | 15,187 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 489 | 1:102,697 | 10,383 |
The alternate forms: Ámon (348) & Amón (9) are calculated separately.
Amon (177,837) may also be a first name.
Amon Demographics
Average Male Amon Height
177.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Amon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amon (Arabic: آمون, Hindi: अमोन, Marathi: अमोन, Oriya: ଆେମାନ, Russian: Амон) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can also occur as: Ámon or Amón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,411th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 94,939 people. Amon is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Amon are found; 29 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,914th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 177,837 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 21,619 people, or 1 in 1,067. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent reside, Comoé District, where 27 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 20 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast it exists in 128 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.
Amon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amon surname rose 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Amon last name are 11.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Amon earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning R 221,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.75% more than the national average, earning $29,001,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $47,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amon in the Marathi language | ||
| अमोन | amona | 86.15 |
| आमोन | amona | 7.69 |
| अमोण | amona | 3.08 |
| अमॉन | amona | 3.08 |
| Amon in the Hindi language | ||
| अमोन | amona | 71.43 |
| आमोन | amona | 14.29 |
| आमों | amom | 7.14 |
| अमन | amana | 7.14 |
| Amon in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେମାନ | aemana | 63.16 |
| ଆମନ | amana | 15.79 |
| ଆେମାନ୍ | aeman | 10.53 |
| ଅମନ | amana | 10.53 |
| Amon in the Russian language | ||
| Амон | amon | - |
| Amon in the Arabic language | ||
| آمون | amwn | - |
| امون | amwn | - |
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Amon Reference & Research
Amos DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Amos FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Amon
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