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Worldwide, Amis (Amis , Amies , אמיס ) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine given name. The forename Amis is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name, Morocco, and Tunisia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Algeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, Amis is the last name as well as the forename.
Amis is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Amies de l'infante , character in Der Zwerg.