Amam Surname
Approximately 10,337 people bear this surname
Amam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3,059 | 1:25,101 | 3,150 |
| Pakistan | 2,438 | 1:73,275 | 2,632 |
| Egypt | 1,434 | 1:64,111 | 6,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Nigeria | 347 | 1:510,498 | 25,333 |
| India | 339 | 1:2,262,730 | 74,613 |
| Indonesia | 311 | 1:425,239 | 35,658 |
| Algeria | 244 | 1:158,326 | 20,297 |
| Philippines | 242 | 1:418,340 | 52,739 |
| Israel | 130 | 1:65,828 | 8,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Yemen | 24 | 1:1,101,054 | 11,660 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Amam (53,751) may also be a first name.
Amam Demographics
Average Amam Salary in
United States
$28,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amam (Arabic: امم, Bengali: এমাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻡ, Hindi: अमाम, Marathi: आमाम, Oriya: ଅମାମ, Russian: Амам) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amam.
How Common Is The Last Name Amam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amam is the 49,733rd most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 704,996 people. Amam is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Amam live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Amam is also the 17,388th most prevalent first name globally, held by 53,751 people.
It is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 3,059 people, or 1 in 25,101. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 20 percent live and Kerman Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Amam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Amam last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
Amam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amam in the Bengali language | ||
| এমাম | emama | - |
| Amam in the Marathi language | ||
| आमाम | amama | 68.29 |
| अमाम | amama | 29.27 |
| आमम | amama | 2.44 |
| Amam in the Hindi language | ||
| अमाम | amama | 66.67 |
| आमम | amama | 9.8 |
| अमम | amama | 9.8 |
| एमाम | emama | 7.84 |
| आलम | alama | 1.96 |
| अमान | amana | 1.96 |
| इमाम | imama | 1.96 |
| Amam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻡ | amam | 50 |
| ﺁﻣﻪ | amh | 50 |
| Amam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମାମ | amama | 50 |
| ଆମାମ | amama | 25 |
| ଅମାମ୍ | amam | 25 |
| Amam in the Russian language | ||
| Амам | amam | - |
| Amam in the Arabic language | ||
| امم | amm | - |
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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
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- 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 Amam
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