Amr Surname

4,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Amr Surname User-submission:

The Amr surname comes from the word amr, which is how a women's scarf in order to cover the face was called in the past among the Arabs.

Amr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt96,4041:954131
Palestine9,7471:46737
Jordan6,9091:1,280198
Afghanistan3,2941:9,761701
Syria2,3791:8,113795
Lebanon1,7261:3,266617
Yemen1,5701:16,8311,855
Iran3561:215,68117,023
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
India991:7,748,135165,146
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
Tanzania461:1,150,90546,491
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Algeria181:2,146,19743,941
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Amr (739,604) may also be a first name.

Amr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Amr surname comes from the word amr, which is how a women's scarf in order to cover the face was called in the past among the Arabs.

- amrrahmanii

Amr Last Name Facts

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

Amr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺮ, Hindi: अमर, Marathi: अमर, Russian: Амр) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Amr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amr is the 4,566th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,118 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Amr live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Amr is also the 1,282nd most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 739,604 people.

The last name Amr is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 96,404 people, or 1 in 954. Barring Egypt it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 8 percent reside and Jordan, where 6 percent reside.

Amr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Shiite (87%) in Lebanon.

Amr earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.6% more than the national average, earning $60,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamr86435/
Aamr86289/
Amrr86247/
Asmr86191/
Amrt8693/
Aimr8620/
Ammr8616/
Amrh869/
Gamr866/
Amrd863/
Amhr863/
Aumr862/
Aymr862/
Atmr861/
Amnr861/
Aemr861/
Ajmr861/
Eamr861/
Amrz861/
Ahmr861/
Aimer75878/
Eamer75586/
Aymer75490/
Ahamr75460/
Hamrz7566/
Amrzr7553/
Hamrå7512/
Hamrd756/
Aaimr752/
Athmr752/
Aamrr752/
Aîmer751/
Hamrh751/
Asmrp751/
Hamrt751/
Attmr751/
Aummr751/
Hammr751/
Aamnr751/
Haimr751/
Gaumr751/
Amrrt751/
Omr6732,950/
Haimer672,531/
Haymer67816/
Anr67446/
Emr67310/
Aimmer6723/
Aijmer6717/
Aaimer6716/
Aymere679/
Amrova677/
Heamer674/
Ahamrd673/
Aimere673/
Amrová672/
Hamrrd672/
Haimmr672/
Hatimr671/
Ahhmrd671/
Aaymer671/
Aceemr671/
Ajhmer671/
Eahmer671/

Amr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amr in the Marathi language
अमरamara89.29
आमृamr3.57
अमीराamira3.57
अमीरamira3.57
Amr in the Hindi language
अमरamara85.71
आमर्amar4.76
अम्रताamrata2.38
अमीरamira2.38
एमरemara2.38
आम्रamra2.38
Amr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻋﻤﺮamr66.67
ﻋﻤﺮﻭmrw16.67
ﻋﺎﻣﺮamr16.67
Amr in the Russian language
Амрamr-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Amr
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis