Amora Surname
Approximately 16,547 people bear this surname
Amora Surname User-submission:
In the Portuguese language Amora means 'mulberry'.
Amora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9,786 | 1:10,345 | 986 |
| Brazil | 2,023 | 1:105,820 | 3,985 |
| Egypt | 1,891 | 1:48,618 | 4,776 |
| Jordan | 913 | 1:9,685 | 1,791 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| United States | 254 | 1:1,427,004 | 98,129 |
| India | 217 | 1:3,534,864 | 100,127 |
| Yemen | 144 | 1:183,509 | 8,211 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83 | 1:98,238 | 13,191 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Mexico | 66 | 1:1,880,700 | 18,230 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 1:34,099 | 3,409 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Amóra (2) are calculated separately.
Amora (5,430) may also be a first name.
Amora Surname Meaning
Amora Demographics
Amora Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Amora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amora (Hindi: अमोरा, Marathi: अमोरा, Russian: Амора) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Amóra. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amora? popularity and diffusion
Amora is the 32,208th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 440,415 people. The surname Amora occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Amora live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Amora is also the 91,290th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 5,430 people.
The surname Amora is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 9,786 people, or 1 in 10,345. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 19 percent are found, Davao Region, where 14 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Egypt, where 11 percent are found.
Amora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Amora has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Amora last name are 25.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Amora earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,157 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amora in the Hindi language | ||
| अमोरा | amora | 88.89 |
| मोरा | mora | 11.11 |
| Amora in the Marathi language | ||
| अमोरा | amora | 66.67 |
| अमोराान्सीस | amoraansisa | 33.33 |
| Amora in the Russian language | ||
| Амора | amora | - |
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