How Many People Have the Last Name Amaya?
people had the surname Amaya in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,881 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+11,069 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Amaya (94.2%) are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Amaya ranks #206. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Amaya grew from 22,149 people in 2000 to 33,218 in 2010 (up 50%), and its rank rose from #1,473 to #1,057.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,149 | 33,218 |
| Rank | #1,473 | #1,057 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.21 | 11.26 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Amaya
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Amaya: A500
👤 Amaya as a First Name
Amaya is a first name too: about 43,213 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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