Åmås Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Åmås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Åmås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway771:66,7839,424

The alternate forms: Amas (4,693) are calculated separately.

Åmås Last Name Facts

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

The surname Åmås is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Amas. For other potential spellings of Åmås click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Åmås? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Åmås is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Åmås live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Åmås is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 66,783. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 61 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Åmås Last Name Statistics demography

Åmås earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning 307,545 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Håmås8928/
Mås861/
Amas834,693/
Måsø7546/
Emås7511/
Ms6724,188/
Aamås6760/
Håmsø6727/

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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 Åmås
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