Amy Surname
Approximately 42,142 people bear this surname
Amy Surname Definition:
(Anglo-F.-Latin) 1 Friend. [French ami, Latin amic-us].
2 Beloved. [French Amé, m., Aimée, from, Latin amatus, m., amata, from-amare, to love].
Amy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 25,033 | 1:2,075 | 137 |
| United States | 3,988 | 1:90,887 | 10,214 |
| Egypt | 3,935 | 1:23,364 | 2,645 |
| Bangladesh | 2,523 | 1:63,162 | 3,192 |
| France | 1,185 | 1:56,053 | 7,449 |
| Australia | 873 | 1:30,923 | 4,113 |
| Haiti | 771 | 1:13,857 | 1,321 |
| Canada | 580 | 1:63,527 | 7,423 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| England | 340 | 1:163,877 | 15,242 |
| Indonesia | 308 | 1:429,380 | 36,011 |
| Mauritania | 222 | 1:18,445 | 1,693 |
| Malaysia | 195 | 1:151,252 | 9,446 |
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| Jersey | 164 | 1:605 | 43 |
| Ivory Coast | 144 | 1:160,217 | 7,355 |
| United Arab Emirates | 127 | 1:72,144 | 6,726 |
| Switzerland | 122 | 1:67,319 | 8,149 |
| New Zealand | 113 | 1:40,074 | 6,748 |
| Iran | 104 | 1:738,294 | 38,062 |
| Uruguay | 99 | 1:34,664 | 4,023 |
| Afghanistan | 82 | 1:392,112 | 5,551 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Taiwan | 34 | 1:689,551 | 4,984 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 335 | 1:155 | 6 |
| England | 133 | 1:183,273 | 15,057 |
| Guernsey | 39 | 1:837 | 141 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 580 | 1:86,584 | 8,992 |
Amy (1,485,388) may also be a first name.
Amy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-F.-Latin) 1 Friend. [French ami, Latin amic-us].
2 Beloved. [French Amé, m., Aimée, from, Latin amatus, m., amata, from-amare, to love].
AMYE: French ami. A friend. L'Amye occurs temp. Eliz. as a Frenchman in Sussex.
Radulphus Amé, and Robert Amé, of Normandy 1180-90 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Richard Amy, 13th century, held from Henry de la Pomeray, Cornwall (Testa de Neville).
Amy Demographics
Amy Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amy (Arabic: عمي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﻲ, Hindi: अम्य, Marathi: अमय) is most common in Myanmar. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amy? popularity and diffusion
Amy is the 13,275th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 172,928 people. The surname Amy is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Amy are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 496th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,485,388 people.
Amy is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is carried by 25,033 people, or 1 in 2,075. Barring Myanmar Amy occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.
Amy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amy surname increased 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Amy surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Amy are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.49% being registered with the political party.
The amount Amy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $47,240 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amy in the Hindi language | ||
| अम्य | amya | - |
| Amy in the Marathi language | ||
| अमय | amaya | 75 |
| अमेय | ameya | 25 |
| Amy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﻲ | amy | 55.91 |
| ﻋﻤﻲ | my | 20.46 |
| ﺍﻣﻲ | amy | 5.76 |
| ﺁﻣﻰ | amy | 5.76 |
| ﻋﻤﻰ | my | 4.32 |
| ﺃﻣﻲ | amy | 2.31 |
| ﻋﻢ | m | 2.31 |
| ﺁﻡ | am | 1.15 |
| ﺃﻣﻰ | amy | 1.15 |
| ﺍﻣﻰ | amy | 0.58 |
| ﻋﺎﻣﻲ | amy | 0.29 |
| Amy in the Arabic language | ||
| عمي | my | - |
| آيمي | aymy | - |
| إيمي | aymy | - |
| أيمي | aymy | - |
| ايمّي | aymy | - |
| آيمى | aymy | - |
| آمي | amy | - |
| ايمي | aymy | - |
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Amy Reference & Research
Lamy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Lamy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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