Amour Surname
Approximately 28,788 people bear this surname
Amour Surname Definition:
A-Moor, that is, at or of the moor, from residence upon one.
Amour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13,274 | 1:3,988 | 554 |
| Algeria | 5,182 | 1:7,455 | 1,248 |
| Chad | 2,503 | 1:5,430 | 817 |
| France | 1,495 | 1:44,430 | 5,630 |
| Palestine | 1,096 | 1:4,150 | 947 |
| Morocco | 1,056 | 1:32,648 | 5,235 |
| Jordan | 738 | 1:11,982 | 2,112 |
| Israel | 696 | 1:12,295 | 1,879 |
| United States | 580 | 1:624,929 | 50,458 |
| Iran | 247 | 1:310,860 | 21,730 |
| Thailand | 221 | 1:319,631 | 55,074 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| England | 170 | 1:327,753 | 24,219 |
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Yemen | 76 | 1:347,701 | 10,006 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Lebanon | 57 | 1:98,896 | 5,947 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 31 | 1:43,999 | 4,008 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Guyana | 30 | 1:25,407 | 2,928 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 94 | 1:259,312 | 18,589 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Amour (40,551) may also be a first name.
Amour Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A-Moor, that is, at or of the moor, from residence upon one.
Amour Demographics
Average Amour Salary in
United States
$43,478 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amour (Arabic: العمور, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﻮﺭ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amour? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amour is the 19,096th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 253,145 people. The surname Amour is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Amour live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,954th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 40,551 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 13,274 people, or 1 in 3,988. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 28 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside and Pemba South Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 101 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 18 percent reside and Chad, where 9 percent reside.
Amour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Amour surname rose 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Syriac Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Amour last name are 0.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.42% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Amour earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 80.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,068 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﻮﺭ | amwr | - |
| Amour in the Arabic language | ||
| العمور | almwr | - |
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