Ams Surname

175,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Germany2731:294,89230,449
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Australia881:306,76926,711
India811:9,469,943186,993
France551:1,207,686126,065
Ukraine521:875,43685,376
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Austria351:243,29828,936
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Ams (3,290) may also be a first name.

Ams Last Name Facts

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

Ams (Hindi: शम्स) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ams? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,427th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,984,253 people. Ams occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Ams live; 28 percent live in West Asia and 28 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 124,757th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 3,290 people.

The surname is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 676 people, or 1 in 45,645. Aside from Saudi Arabia Ams occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Ams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ams has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ams are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ams earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hams866,216/
Gams861,184/
Amse86649/
Amsh86178/
Ayms8638/
Ahms8625/
Eams8621/
Amsz8620/
Amst8616/
Aams868/
Aims868/
Amms866/
Amss866/
Asms865/
Atms864/
Amsd863/
Aems863/
Ajms862/
Amsj861/
Hamse751,041/
Hamsh751,015/
Haims75236/
Ahams75220/
Haems75184/
Hamsd75133/
Hamms75122/
Gamss7592/
Aamås7560/
Heams7528/
Gaims7520/
Atems7511/
Aamsh7510/
Amshe759/
Gahms759/
Amsjø757/
Hamss757/
Gaums756/
Hayms756/
Amsse755/
Hamns753/
Aimse753/
Hamås752/
Asims752/
Haums752/
Haams752/
Hamst751/
Attms751/
Gamms751/
Ajmse751/
Aajms751/
Asems751/
Amssh751/
Amstt750/
Aumse750/
Eamms750/
Aaams750/
Ans674,125/
Oms672,079/
Ems671,445/
Amz67480/
Ausems67303/
Hamsch67164/
Attems6784/
Achims6711/
Hammsh679/
Amx678/
Assems676/
Hamshe676/
Ahamsd674/
Attims673/
Amsova672/
Aahams671/
Amnæss671/
Haimsh671/
Hamsdd671/
Autems671/
Hamshd671/
Hasmst671/
Außems671/
Atimse671/
Aamsdt670/
Haimse670/

Ams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ams in the Hindi language
शम्सsamsa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ams
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