Amthor Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Amthor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amthor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8591:43,3065,689
United States5001:724,91856,977
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway71:734,61250,907
France51:13,284,544357,392
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Amthor (23) may also be a first name.

Amthor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amthor occurs most in Germany. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amthor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,194th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,957,608 people. The last name Amthor occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Amthor reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Amthor is also the 2,239,265th most common given name at a global level, held by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,859 people, or 1 in 43,306. In Germany Amthor is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, Thuringia, where 23 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Amthor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Amthor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amthor last name increased 1,064 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amthor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amthor surname are 16.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Amthor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning 424,539 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $47,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $55,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amtor9156/
Anthor83191/
Amtorp8351/
Amtour839/
Amthar831/
Amthur831/
Anthore77240/
Gamthar7743/
Anthoor7719/
Hamthar776/
Anthorp771/
Hamtoor771/
Hamtour771/
Gamtour771/
Ganthor770/
Antor7318,036/
Amtar7339/
Amtur7311/
Emtor734/
Omtor730/
Achemtor711/
Ahmdtahr711/
Hamntorp711/
Anthourd711/
Auntor671,081/
Antore67113/
Antour6763/
Gantor6748/
Anthar6744/
Hantor6717/
Antoir6716/
Antord678/
Hamtar677/
Omtore674/
Gamtur673/
Antoor673/
Antorh671/
Amtatr671/
Aamtar671/
Aumtar671/
Gamtar671/
Onthor671/
Emtoor671/
Hemtor670/

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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
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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 Amthor
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