How Many People Have the Last Name Amar?
people had the surname Amar in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 163,934 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 11 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+511 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Amar (54.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.4%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Amar ranks #12,870. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 11.1% to 14.1%, and the non-Hispanic White share rose from 51.6% to 54.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Amar grew from 1,286 people in 2000 to 1,797 in 2010 (up 39.7%), and its rank rose from #19,445 to #16,108.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,286 | 1,797 |
| Rank | #19,445 | #16,108 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.48 | 0.61 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Amar
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Amar: A560
👤 Amar as a First Name
Amar is a first name too: about 5,223 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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