Where Does The Last Name Amor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Amor (Arabic: آمور, Georgian: ამორ, Hindi: अमोर, Marathi: अमोर, Oriya: ଅମର) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may occur as: Amôr. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Amor is the 10,479^th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 135,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 32 percent of Amor reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,259^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 110,952 people.

Amor is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 14,620 people, or 1 in 6,925. In The Philippines Amor is most common in: National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside and Bicol, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 122 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent reside and Morocco, where 12 percent reside.

Amor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Amor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amor last name increased 2,001 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 719 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Amor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Amor last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Amor surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amor earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.58% less than the national average, earning 212,552 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.51% less than the national average, earning R 174,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.28% less than the national average, earning $16,963,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,142 CAD per year.