Amsh Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Jordan

Amsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Jordan511:173,3818,936
Palestine241:189,5359,079
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Amsh (177) may also be a first name.

Amsh Last Name Facts

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

Amsh (Arabic: عمسه, Russian: Амш) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Amsh reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 685,598th most widespread first name globally, held by 177 people.

The surname Amsh is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 416,924. Excluding Iraq Amsh occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 29 percent live and Palestine, where 13 percent live.

Amsh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Amsh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amsh last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamsh891,015/
Aamsh8910/
Amshe899/
Amssh891/
Ams862,442/
Hamsch80164/
Hammsh809/
Hamshe806/
Hamshd801/
Haimsh801/
Hams756,216/
Gams751,184/
Amse75649/
Ansh75628/
Emsh75122/
Ayms7538/
Ahms7525/
Eams7521/
Amsz7520/
Amch7517/
Amst7516/
Aams758/
Aims758/
Amms756/
Amss756/
Asms755/
Atms754/
Aems753/
Amsd753/
Omsh752/
Ajms752/
Amzh752/
Amsj751/
Haemsch735/
Hammsch731/
Hansh671,834/
Hamse671,041/
Hamzh67270/
Haims67236/
Ahams67220/
Haems67184/
Hamsd67133/
Anshe67125/
Hamms67122/
Gansh6792/
Gamss6792/
Aamås6760/
Amche6750/
Heams6728/
Gaims6720/
Atems6711/
Hamch679/
Gahms679/
Amjdh678/
Amsjø677/
Hamss677/
Gaums676/
Hayms676/
Gomsh675/
Amsse675/
Aansh674/
Ainsh673/
Hamns673/
Aimse673/
Hamås672/
Ansch672/
Haams672/
Omshe672/
Haums672/
Asims672/
Hamst671/
Attms671/
Gamms671/
Atmch671/
Amzth671/
Ajmse671/
Aajms671/
Hemsh671/
Asems671/
Amstt670/
Aumse670/
Eamms670/
Aaams670/

Amsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amsh in the Russian language
Амшams-
Amsh in the Arabic language
عمسهmsh-
عمسَهmsah-
عُمسهumsh-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Amsh
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