Amós Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Amós Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
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 surname Amós occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Amos or Amòs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amós? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found 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. It is also the 174,927th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,889 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,998,802. Not including Angola Amós is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 43 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos | 92 | 326,268 | / |
| Amòs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gamós | 89 | 16 | / |
| Amas | 75 | 4,693 | / |
| Amus | 75 | 1,355 | / |
| Anós | 75 | 11 | / |
| Asmus | 67 | 10,170 | / |
| Gamas | 67 | 8,558 | / |
| Amash | 67 | 7,120 | / |
| Amase | 67 | 5,385 | / |
| Amose | 67 | 3,407 | / |
| Hamas | 67 | 2,651 | / |
| Gamos | 67 | 2,137 | / |
| Amoss | 67 | 1,547 | / |
| Amous | 67 | 1,297 | / |
| Gamus | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Aimos | 67 | 671 | / |
| Amosh | 67 | 575 | / |
| Aimas | 67 | 429 | / |
| Amass | 67 | 387 | / |
| Hamos | 67 | 294 | / |
| Ammas | 67 | 249 | / |
| Ahmos | 67 | 249 | / |
| Amnas | 67 | 248 | / |
| Amoos | 67 | 210 | / |
| Hamus | 67 | 202 | / |
| Aamos | 67 | 150 | / |
| Amoes | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ahmas | 67 | 104 | / |
| Amuse | 67 | 98 | / |
| Asmas | 67 | 89 | / |
| Aymas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Amuis | 67 | 56 | / |
| Aumas | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ammos | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ammus | 67 | 35 | / |
| Amush | 67 | 34 | / |
| Atmus | 67 | 29 | / |
| Amats | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aimus | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aymos | 67 | 18 | / |
| Atmos | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amaas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Amods | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eamus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amhas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amois | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amads | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amust | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ameus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amast | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amaus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amgas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eamos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asmos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aamas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aunós | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amahs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amuos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atmas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aumus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amost | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amgos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amasd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eamas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amosd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amo's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aymàs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aynós | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajmas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amosj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aumos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoys | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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