Amyes Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Amyes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
England841:663,31038,317
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales91:174,2686,522

Amyes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amyes is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amyes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amyes is the 1,155,901st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Amyes live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 52,050. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Canterbury Region, where 48 percent are found, West Coast Region, where 15 percent are found and Otago Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from New Zealand this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Amyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Amyes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Amyes surname rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amyes Last Name Statistics demography

Amyes earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amayes912/
Amye89187/
Amhayes836/
Amies801,454/
Amees801,296/
Ameis80408/
Ameys80236/
Amyer80182/
Amoes80118/
Amaes8031/
Amays8026/
Amyet8026/
Amges8021/
Ameus8010/
Hamye8010/
Ameas805/
Asmye803/
Eamye803/
Amyee802/
Amyie802/
Emyes801/
Amyex801/
Amoys801/
Ahmye801/
Ameesh732,430/
Amayas7378/
Amyett7368/
Amaiye7367/
Ameiss7364/
Hammye7350/
Gamies7335/
Hamays7329/
Amayez7314/
Amejos7313/
Amoiye7311/
Amayie7311/
Omayes7310/
Omyets739/
Aumeus737/
Ammies737/
Amoyas736/
Ammees735/
Hameus734/
Hamyee733/
Amoues733/
Amiess732/
Amuiye732/
Ameise732/
Ahamye732/
Ameish732/
Amaesh732/
Gamoes732/
Hamies731/
Gameus731/
Hameas731/
Aamays731/
Ameies731/
Ahmeas731/
Ahmyed731/
Amuyas731/
Amoyie731/
Haamye731/
Ahmaes731/
Ameijs731/
Amieis731/
Aumees731/
Amyaei731/
Omiyes731/
Ameyas731/
Aimies731/
Aimyee731/
Gamyeh731/
Hamyer730/
Ahmeus730/
Ammeis730/
Amgess730/
Atmyer730/
Amie672,851/
Amge67626/
Amje67165/
Amheish6734/
Hameyie677/
Omye674/
Amiesse673/
Ameisse672/
Osmeyes671/
Hamyaei671/
Ammaaye671/
Ammaiye671/
Homeyes671/
Hameish671/
Hamayye671/
Amayous671/
Amheesh671/
Amogies671/
Amée671/
Omayesh671/
Asmeast671/
Omoyese671/
Asmeash671/
Gammies671/
Amayjer671/
Amehaye671/
Ameeshh671/
Hamiesh671/
D'Amies670/
Hammues670/
Hammeis670/
Haymyer670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Amyes
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