Amós Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Amós Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amós Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

The alternate forms: Amos (326,268) & Amòs (1) are calculated separately.

Amós (1,889) may also be a first name.

Amós Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amós occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Amos or Amòs. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amós? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amós is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Amós are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Amós is also the 174,927th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,889 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Angola, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,998,802. Beside Angola this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 43 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amos92326,268/
Amòs921/
Gamós8916/
Amas754,693/
Amus751,355/
Anós7511/
Asmus6710,170/
Gamas678,558/
Amash677,120/
Amase675,385/
Amose673,407/
Hamas672,651/
Gamos672,137/
Amoss671,547/
Amous671,297/
Gamus671,097/
Aimos67671/
Amosh67575/
Aimas67429/
Amass67387/
Hamos67294/
Ammas67249/
Ahmos67249/
Amnas67248/
Amoos67210/
Hamus67202/
Aamos67150/
Amoes67118/
Ahmas67104/
Amuse6798/
Asmas6789/
Aymas6764/
Amuis6756/
Aumas6751/
Ammos6748/
Ammus6735/
Amush6734/
Atmus6729/
Amats6726/
Aimus6725/
Aymos6718/
Atmos6715/
Amaas6715/
Amods6714/
Eamus6712/
Amhas6712/
Amois6712/
Amads6711/
Amust6710/
Ameus6710/
Amast679/
Amaus678/
Amgas677/
Eamos676/
Asmos675/
Aamas674/
Aunós674/
Amahs674/
Amuos673/
Atmas673/
Aumus673/
Amost672/
Amgos672/
Amasd672/
Eamas671/
Amosd671/
Amasz671/
Amo's671/
Amaxs671/
Aymàs671/
Amusz671/
Aamus671/
Aynós671/
Ajmas671/
Amoës671/
Amots671/
Amosj671/
Gamás671/
Aumos671/
Hamás671/
Amnos671/
Amoys671/

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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 Amós
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