The Amaru surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 154 people carried this name — #107,038 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 161 people named Amaru.
44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often French Polynesia.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Amaru live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 39 people named Amaru 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Amaru.
- Amar 1,286 · U.S. census
- Amara 613 · U.S. census
- Amaral 8,510 · U.S. census
- Amare 217 · U.S. census
- Amari 639 · U.S. census
- Amaro 8,593 · U.S. census
- Amat 317 · U.S. census
- Amato 12,411 · U.S. census
- Amaya 22,149 · U.S. census
- Amberg 1,131 · U.S. census
- Ambert 268 · U.S. census
- Ambos 228 · U.S. census
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