The Amara surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 613 people carried this name — #34,856 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 628 people named Amara.
Most of them — 359 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 268 people named Amara live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
107 people named Amara live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Amara in American newspapers,
1908–1943.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,650 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Amara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Roy Amara 1925–2007 · futurist -
Lucine Amara 1925–2024 · opera singer -
Rachid Amara 1934–1956 -
Giuseppe Amara Pace 1940–2022 · writer -
Mohamed Amara 1953– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 29 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Amara.
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