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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) occurs most in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms: Amuş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 284,130^th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,378,263 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Amus are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Amus is also the 138,778^th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 2,769 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 160,497. In Indonesia Amus is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 75 percent reside, West Java, where 5 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Amus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Amus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Amus last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the 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.