# Amar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/amar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,797 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,108 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 171,812 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (1,286 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑ.mɑɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara, “undying, immortal, imperishable”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amar in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 54% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 16% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Amar in Algeria and Brazil.

## People named Amar

- Ahmed Amar, association football player
- Leonora Amar, Brazilian film actress

## Similar surnames

Amaro, Amore, Amir, Amor, Amer, Amiri, Amari, Amory, Anwar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.