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Where Does The Last Name Amus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Amus (Arabic: آموس, Hindi: अमुस, Marathi: आमुस, Oriya: ଆମୁସ, Russian: Амус) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Amuş. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 284,130^th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,378,263 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Amus reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Amus is also the 138,778^th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,769 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 160,497. In Indonesia Amus is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 75 percent are found, West Java, where 5 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 4 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Amus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Amus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amus last name decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Amus last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amus earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning $19,496,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $44,481 USD per year.