Amorim Surname

2,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Amorim Surname User-submission:

This is a toponymic from a town in Galicia, near Tui.

Amorim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil189,6261:1,129134
Portugal18,1261:57596
Mozambique12,3601:2,206544
Angola7,6901:3,510526
United States1,0571:342,91330,845
France6831:97,25114,212
Canada5611:65,6787,612
Spain1901:246,06315,834
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
England1241:449,33929,774
São Tomé and Príncipe731:2,430268
Uruguay681:50,4675,617
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Australia381:710,41347,396
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
India61:127,844,230863,365
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Macau41:150,408604
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Wales41:773,63329,106
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Palau11:21,643223
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

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

Amorim (5,621) may also be a first name.

Amorim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a toponymic from a town in Galicia, near Tui.

- mfariacastro

Amorim Last Name Facts

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

Amorim (Arabic: اموريم, Russian: Аморим) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Amorím. For other potential spellings of Amorim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amorim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amorim is the 2,378th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,535 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Amorim are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 89,320th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 5,621 people.

The last name Amorim is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 189,626 people, or 1 in 1,129. In Brazil Amorim is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 18 percent are found, Bahia, where 12 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent are found. Beside Brazil Amorim is found in 76 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 8 percent are found and Mozambique, where 5 percent are found.

Amorim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Amorim last name are 45.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amorim earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.37% more than the national average, earning R 326,448 per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $54,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amorím941/
Amourim9217/
Amorrim927/
Amorimm922/
Hamorim922/
Aumorim922/
Aamorim921/
Amorime921/
Aimorim921/
Amoorim921/
Ammorim921/
D'Amorim8627/
Amorin8315,289/
Amurim83828/
Amarim8355/
Amorem8314/
Amerim835/
Amorym833/
Omorim831/
Amarime7781/
Amoring7771/
Amorina7728/
Gamorin7727/
Hamorin777/
Gamarim777/
Amourin775/
Amoorin774/
Amaraim772/
Amorint771/
Amorion771/
Amorien771/
Amorind771/
Aumurim771/
Amaurim771/
Amorrin771/
Amutrim771/
Amorinn771/
Amorn7387/
Gamorina7132/
Gamaruim7127/
Hamoring715/
Amoitrin714/
Amatraim711/
Gamaraim711/
D'Amorin711/
Amerheim710/
Amarin671,542/
Amoren67788/
Emerim67716/
Amorín6758/
Omorin6713/
Hamarheim6712/
Amerem674/
Amarem674/
Omorem673/
Emorem671/
Amorìn671/
Amhorn671/
Amoryn671/
Amorinova671/
Aimorn671/
Hamorn671/

Amorim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amorim in the Russian language
Аморимamorim-
Amorim in the Arabic language
اموريمamwrym-

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