Amr Surname
Approximately 123,271 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 96,404 | 1:954 | 131 |
| Palestine | 9,747 | 1:467 | 37 |
| Jordan | 6,909 | 1:1,280 | 198 |
| Afghanistan | 3,294 | 1:9,761 | 701 |
| Syria | 2,379 | 1:8,113 | 795 |
| Lebanon | 1,726 | 1:3,266 | 617 |
| Yemen | 1,570 | 1:16,831 | 1,855 |
| Iran | 356 | 1:215,681 | 17,023 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Indonesia | 135 | 1:979,624 | 72,032 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Tanzania | 46 | 1:1,150,905 | 46,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Algeria | 18 | 1:2,146,197 | 43,941 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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.
- amrrahmaniiAmr Demographics
Average Male Amr Height
174.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Amr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺮ, Hindi: अमर, Marathi: अमर, Russian: Амр) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amr? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,566th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,118 people. The last name Amr is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Amr reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 78 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Amr is also the 1,282nd most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 739,604 people.
Amr is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 96,404 people, or 1 in 954. Barring Egypt this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 8 percent are found and Jordan, where 6 percent are found.
Amr Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamr | 86 | 435 | / |
| Aamr | 86 | 289 | / |
| Amrr | 86 | 247 | / |
| Asmr | 86 | 191 | / |
| Amrt | 86 | 93 | / |
| Aimr | 86 | 20 | / |
| Ammr | 86 | 16 | / |
| Amrh | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gamr | 86 | 6 | / |
| Amrd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amhr | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aumr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aymr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Atmr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amnr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aemr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ajmr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eamr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amrz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahmr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aimer | 75 | 878 | / |
| Eamer | 75 | 586 | / |
| Aymer | 75 | 490 | / |
| Ahamr | 75 | 460 | / |
| Hamrz | 75 | 66 | / |
| Amrzr | 75 | 53 | / |
| Hamrå | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hamrd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aaimr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Athmr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aamrr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aîmer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamrh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asmrp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Attmr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aummr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hammr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aamnr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haimr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaumr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amrrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omr | 67 | 32,950 | / |
| Haimer | 67 | 2,531 | / |
| Haymer | 67 | 816 | / |
| Anr | 67 | 446 | / |
| Emr | 67 | 310 | / |
| Aimmer | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aijmer | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aaimer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aymere | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amrova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heamer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahamrd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aimere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amrová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamrrd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haimmr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hatimr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahhmrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaymer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aceemr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajhmer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eahmer | 67 | 1 | / |
Amr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amr in the Marathi language | ||
| अमर | amara | 89.29 |
| आमृ | amr | 3.57 |
| अमीरा | amira | 3.57 |
| अमीर | amira | 3.57 |
| Amr in the Hindi language | ||
| अमर | amara | 85.71 |
| आमर् | amar | 4.76 |
| अम्रता | amrata | 2.38 |
| अमीर | amira | 2.38 |
| एमर | emara | 2.38 |
| आम्र | amra | 2.38 |
| Amr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﺮ | amr | 66.67 |
| ﻋﻤﺮﻭ | mrw | 16.67 |
| ﻋﺎﻣﺮ | amr | 16.67 |
| Amr in the Russian language | ||
| Амр | amr | - |
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Footnotes
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