Cognomen اميس (Amis 
, Ames , اميس 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The family name اميس is habitual in Reunion, where it is quite a common surname, Peru, and the United States, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Peru, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, اميس is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ames, Amis | Peru, United Kingdom, United States, China, Algeria |
| اميس | Morocco, Iraq, Yemen, Palestinian Territory |