Amy Surname

13,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar25,0331:2,075137
United States3,9881:90,88710,214
Egypt3,9351:23,3642,645
Bangladesh2,5231:63,1623,192
France1,1851:56,0537,449
Australia8731:30,9234,113
Haiti7711:13,8571,321
Canada5801:63,5277,423
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
England3401:163,87715,242
Indonesia3081:429,38036,011
Mauritania2221:18,4451,693
Malaysia1951:151,2529,446
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
Jersey1641:60543
Ivory Coast1441:160,2177,355
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Switzerland1221:67,3198,149
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Iran1041:738,29438,062
Uruguay991:34,6644,023
Afghanistan821:392,1125,551
India721:10,653,686201,049
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Wales231:134,5459,804
Guernsey221:2,929767
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Scotland191:281,78013,396
China171:80,430,6804,441
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Macau41:150,408604
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey3351:1556
England1331:183,27315,057
Guernsey391:837141
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:86,5848,992

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].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

AMYE: French ami. A friend. L'Amye occurs temp. Eliz. as a Frenchman in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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) occurs in Myanmar more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amy? popularity and diffusion

Amy is the 13,275th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 172,928 people. The surname Amy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Amy reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 496th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,485,388 people.

It is most commonly used in Myanmar, where it is held by 25,033 people, or 1 in 2,075. Barring Myanmar it is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Egypt, where 9 percent live.

Amy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amy last name rose 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Amy last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Amy last name are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.49% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amey869,840/
Gamy869,594/
Hamy866,879/
Amoy862,924/
Amay862,896/
Aamy861,498/
Asmy861,376/
Ammy86985/
Ahmy86800/
Aumy86452/
Amys86367/
Amuy86324/
Amyt86304/
Aemy86208/
Eamy86188/
Amiy8688/
Aymy8654/
Aimy8637/
Atmy8632/
Amyo8614/
Amyi8612/
Amyh867/
Amyz864/
Amyd864/
Amyy861/
Ajmy861/
Amaya75316,858/
Hamoy752,083/
Gamay752,074/
Hamey751,723/
Gamey75943/
Hamay75484/
Ahmey75313/
Ameys75236/
Hamyd75227/
Gaumy75214/
Hamyi75209/
Ammay75158/
Amouy75148/
Aimey75140/
Hamuy75138/
Asmey75134/
Gamoy75103/
Hasmy75100/
Asmay7570/
Amayz7550/
Hamiy7548/
Hammy7547/
Gammy7545/
Aumay7538/
Aymay7532/
Hamys7530/
Ahmay7528/
Amays7526/
Gamiy7521/
Eamey7519/
Ahamy7516/
Amhey7514/
Haimy759/
Aimay758/
Amyss757/
Eamay757/
Amaiy756/
Aymoy756/
Ammey755/
Amahy754/
Aimoy754/
Aammy754/
Gahmy754/
Asmys753/
Haamy753/
Ammoy753/
Aummy753/
Amoiy753/
Aimyo752/
Ahmoy752/
Ahmyd752/
Amohy752/
Amhay752/
Amiey752/
Aimmy752/
Amgey752/
Hatmy751/
Hahmy751/
Aamey751/
Ameyh751/
Ammyi751/
Amuuy751/
Ajmiy751/
Atmay751/
Atmey751/
Aumey751/
Amooy751/
Ahmiy751/
Amoys751/
Amaay751/
Gamhy751/
Gaimy751/
Gamyi751/
Gamyo751/
Aimhy751/
Aimiy751/
Amgoy751/
Amoey751/
Amysh751/
Amâyz751/
Aamyh751/
Aamyo751/
Aijmy751/
Gamyy751/
Autmy750/
Heamy750/
Ama6776,234/
Ame6736,065/
Ami6735,843/
Emy6715,054/
Aimaya672,544/
Gamaya672,131/
Omy671,170/
Hammey67159/
Amj67134/
Asmahy67132/
Aasmey6756/
Hamouy6754/
Ammaya6752/
Gammey6751/
Haumey6749/
Gaymay6746/
Hamayt6737/
Hamays6729/
Aymaya6729/
Hahamy6726/
Amé6726/
Gamaay6720/
Amoaya6719/
Hammay6718/
Gammay6716/
Ahamey6716/
Ajmaya6712/
Heamey679/
Ahamay678/
Amè678/
Gaimey675/
Amouhy675/
Amá675/
Aamaya674/
Ahhmay674/
Hasmey674/
Hamaay674/
Hammys673/
Hammoy673/
Hamoey672/
Hamayd672/
Hameyd672/
Gaimay672/
Amaaya672/
Hamych672/
Hamyoh672/
Haumay671/
Hasmoy671/
Hamgay671/
Aamays671/
Amahiy671/
Aemmay671/
Ahmeyd671/
Amoeiy671/
Hameyt671/
Hamooy671/
Hasmay671/
Haimey671/
Haimmy671/
Gaamay671/
Gaamoy671/
Gahmey671/
Gamgay671/
Gamgey671/
Gamioy671/
Ahmayd671/
Aimouy671/
Amahay671/
Amhaya671/
Amî671/
D'Hamy671/
Asmayd671/
Ammoey671/
Amooyi671/
Amuuyi671/
Aasmay671/
Aamysh671/
Hamhey670/
Ausmay670/
Haymay670/
Hamiey670/
Gaumey670/

Amy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amy in the Hindi language
अम्यamya-
Amy in the Marathi language
अमयamaya75
अमेयameya25
Amy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻣﻲamy55.91
ﻋﻤﻲmy20.46
ﺍﻣﻲamy5.76
ﺁﻣﻰamy5.76
ﻋﻤﻰmy4.32
ﺃﻣﻲamy2.31
ﻋﻢm2.31
ﺁﻡam1.15
ﺃﻣﻰamy1.15
ﺍﻣﻰamy0.58
ﻋﺎﻣﻲamy0.29
Amy in the Arabic language
عميmy-
آيميaymy-
إيميaymy-
أيميaymy-
ايمّيaymy-
آيمىaymy-
آميamy-
ايميaymy-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amy
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