How common is the surname Amaya?

33,218 people in the United States had the surname Amaya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,295 Americans. It ranked 1,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Amaya?

Frankie Amaya, American soccer player, followed by Ashraf Amaya.

Where is the surname Amaya most common?

Wikidata records people named Amaya in the United States.

Is the surname Amaya getting more or less common?

More common. 22,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,218 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Amaya

A surname, carried by 33,218 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amaya is more common than 99.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 33,218 people named Amaya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,295 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,149.

#1,057

rank among US surnames

33,218

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+50%

change since 2000 (was #1,473)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,048	Shea	33,329	9,264
#1,049	Ewing	33,314	9,268
#1,050	Bright	33,281	9,277
#1,051	Becerra	33,274	9,279
#1,052	Lindsay	33,255	9,284
#1,053	Ritter	33,252	9,285
#1,054	Cooley	33,231	9,291

Who is named Amaya

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Amaya identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Amayas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frankie Amaya
American soccer player, born 2000
Ashraf Amaya
American basketball player (born 1971)
Mario Amaya
American art critic (1933–1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Amaya

Amaya has the Soundex code A500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A500.

Questions

How common is the surname Amaya?: 33,218 people in the United States had the surname Amaya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,295 Americans. It ranked 1,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amaya?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Amaya identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Amaya?: Frankie Amaya, American soccer player, followed by Ashraf Amaya.
Where is the surname Amaya most common?: Wikidata records people named Amaya in the United States.
Is the surname Amaya getting more or less common?: More common. 22,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,218 in 2010, up 50%.