Amilcar is used as a family name or surname in Haiti. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Amilcar
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Haiti
Meaning: Name worn in Deux-Sèvres and in the overseas departments (French Guiana, Reunion). Varientes: Hamilcard, Hamilcaro, Amilcaro latter two forms suggesting an Italian origin. It is a name that refers to the famous Carthaginian leader, father of Hannibal. It means in Phoenician 'grace, the gift god Melkart' (Melkart = king of the city).

How popular is Amilcar?

Amilcar is common in Haiti.

Amilcar is ranked 100184 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Amilcars grew by 78.53107 per cent to 316 since 2000 and ranked 63218 after elevating 32349 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 77.85 74.01
Hispanic or Latino 15.19 9.6
Others 4.43 13.56
White 1.58 0
Amilcar is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Haiti which may be its originating country too. Around 4182 people have been found who wears Amilcar as their family name. Amilcar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,672 Mozambique3
2,935 Angola3
124,420 Spain3
20,837 Venezuela2
459 Cape Verde2
2,794 El Salvador2
3,014 Taiwan2
1,879 Belize1
9,116 Nicaragua1
12,741 Ecuador1
3,586 Honduras1
81,201 Switzerland1
9,591 Panama1
17,236 Ghana1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,676 Canada30
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
16,172 Peru71
Countries with hundreds of Amilcar:
20,126 Brazil636
3,073 Guatemala369
14,944 Mexico262
92,409 United States249
2,713 Portugal222
26,800 Argentina194
Countries with thousands of Amilcar:
786 Haiti2,038
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Comments

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Alton Badon
Amilcar is a family name, former names of several Carthaginian general meaning of the favorite god Melqart derivative han melk Qart of hangrace, favor and Melk Qart, name of a protective Phoenician god Tyr the same name is found in the Hamilcar form.

Amilcar Namesakes

  • Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz, Soccer player
  • Alvin Amilcar, Football defensive lineman
  • Pablo Amílcar Sandoval Ballesteros, Politician
  • Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz, Soccer player
  • Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz, Soccer player
  • Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz, Soccer player
  • Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz, Soccer player

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