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 last name Amós occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Amos or Amòs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amós? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Amós live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Amós is also the 174,927th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 1,889 people.
The last name is most common in Angola, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,998,802. Without taking into account Angola this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 43 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent reside.
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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