Came Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Came Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carne.' Cornish earn, a rock = cairn. (1) South and West Carne are in the parish of Alternun, near Launceston; (a) Carne is a small place in the parish of St. Anthonyin-Meneage; (3) also, there is a Carne in the parish of Crowan, near Camborne, all in Cornwall.

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Came Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2551:218,50218,526
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Haiti1521:70,2893,860
Australia1011:267,28424,253
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
France851:781,44495,071
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Paraguay571:126,9602,773
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Wales241:128,9399,528
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
India101:76,706,538639,611
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

The alternate forms: Camé (4) are calculated separately.

Came (2,170) may also be a first name.

Came Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carne.' Cornish earn, a rock = cairn. (1) South and West Carne are in the parish of Alternun, near Launceston; (a) Carne is a small place in the parish of St. Anthonyin-Meneage; (3) also, there is a Carne in the parish of Crowan, near Camborne, all in Cornwall. There are five Carnes in the Dictionary of National Biography Four were born in Cornwall.

1547-8. Richard Carne and Adriana Lynch: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

1736. Buried — Jane, wife of Thomas Carne: St. Columb Major (Cornwall).

1746. Married — John Wilcocks and Elizabeth Cam: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Perhaps from Gaelic cam, 'crooked, oneeyed, or cross-eyed.' Hector Cam, a follower of Donald Gorme of Sleat, had remission in 1541 for his part in laying waste Troutemess in Skye and Kenlochew in Ross (RSS., II, 3943). Finlay Cam, miller at Derboch, 1633 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 173).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Rivers in cos. Cambridge and Gloucester. Del Cam, and De Cam. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic and Welsh.) Crooked, winding; injury, deceit, injustice.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cam, or Camm, a surname in Acton last century, and in Newport in the previous century (Bigl.), is evidently derived from the parish of that name in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Came Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Came Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Came occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Camé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Came? popularity and diffusion

It is the 294,281st most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Came are found; 22 percent are found in Northern Europe and 22 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 160,959th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,170 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 218,502. In England Came is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Devon, where 11 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Haiti, where 12 percent are found.

Came Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Came has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Came surname increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Came Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Came are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Came earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,964 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.58% more than the national average, earning R 493,284 per year; in United States they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $37,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.38% more than the national average, earning $72,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camé924/
Camey8915,081/
Chame894,389/
Cayme892,549/
Camet891,318/
Camez89896/
Cames89786/
Camer89649/
Caime89317/
Caume89154/
Camed89128/
Camea8984/
Camie8971/
Cameu8966/
Ciame8927/
Camme8926/
Gcame8923/
Camhe8917/
Scame8916/
Casme8910/
Ccame899/
Camee895/
Camåe893/
Cahme892/
Camei892/
Camej891/
Caeme891/
Kcame891/
Camée891/
Catme891/
Czame890/
Cam8678,231/
Tchame801,380/
Chaume801,104/
Caumes80743/
Cammer80519/
Casmer80298/
Chamme80267/
Cajeme80258/
Ciamei80256/
Chaime80131/
Caimer80119/
Chamey80105/
Casmey8097/
Caumet8084/
Cajmer8071/
Camhee8058/
Caymes8043/
Cammet8043/
Cammie8038/
Cammee8037/
Caimez8021/
Cathme8021/
Cameis8018/
Caimes8018/
Caumea8018/
Caimei8017/
Cametz8017/
Chamei8016/
Czamer8014/
Caumer8011/
Chahme808/
Chamee807/
Catmet806/
Chaame806/
Chhame805/
Casmet805/
Chamea804/
Cammes804/
Cameey804/
Cayame804/
Chamge803/
Camech803/
Ckamey802/
Chamje802/
Caymme802/
Camets801/
Casmes801/
Czamez801/
Cammey801/
Camess801/
Camett801/
Ciamer801/
Camerr801/
Chzame801/
Cahmje801/
Caimet801/
Camhes801/
Chajme801/
Ceyame801/
Cayume801/
Camiey801/
Hchame801/
Camead801/
Camees801/
Caemea801/
Catmer800/
Caymer800/
Cameas800/
Czames800/
Camher800/
Ceamie800/
Cami75279,625/
Come7521,887/
Cama7521,150/
Same7515,460/
Jame759,294/
Kame757,130/
Qame754,810/
Camm754,142/
Zame752,892/
Camy752,091/
Caum75505/
Caim75278/
Côme75151/
Camí7551/
Casm7526/
Kcam7526/
Cahm7521/
Camt7518/
Caam7515/
Camd7510/
Cgam755/
Ccam754/
Gcam754/
Ceam752/
Cème752/
Camh751/
Caïm751/
Catm751/
Ckam751/
Chaimee73424/
Cammett73194/
Chaymea7319/
Chaimea7318/
Scammey7312/
Chammee738/
Cheyame735/
Chaimei734/
Chiyame732/
Tchamey732/
Tchamme732/
Chameeh732/
Chjames731/
Chahyme731/
Chaimey731/
Chhamme731/
Chehame731/
Chammey731/
Tchayme731/
Tchamje731/
Chammeh731/
Cayumie731/
Cauyame731/
Cuiames731/
Czajmer731/
Cheamee731/
Caummie730/
Cathmer730/
Cammest730/
Caymett730/
Chaumey730/
James671,534,502/
Jaime67191,726/
Sameh67101,001/
Cosme6764,404/
Kamei6762,942/
Chami6735,085/
Comer6726,812/
Jayme6717,353/
Jamet6712,922/
Qaime6711,911/
Ccama6711,350/
Samie677,695/
Samee677,579/
Comes676,539/
Caimi676,225/
Ccami676,225/
Jamea675,741/
Chome675,500/
Jaume675,169/
Qamer674,210/
Camay674,184/
Cahum673,735/
Cheam673,495/
Jamee673,294/
Djame673,167/
Quame673,032/
Camaj672,379/
Camid672,178/
Kaume672,115/
Jamer672,091/
Dzame671,971/
Camma671,639/
Samey671,605/
Samea671,597/
Samme671,482/
Camit671,454/
Comet671,378/
Jamme671,366/
Zaime671,254/
Kaime671,192/
Chamy671,096/
Jasme67968/
Zamee67965/
Cueme67920/
Kgame67910/
Kamey67845/
Camhi67825/
Saime67799/
Zamer67793/
Comey67768/
Cammi67714/
Ciama67690/
Camio67684/
Qamei67605/
Coyme67599/
Coime67551/
Samei67550/
Giame67543/
Camis67522/
Jamed67477/
Khame67443/
Saume67438/
Jamei67380/
Zamea67340/
Kamea67324/
Kamme67306/
Coome67269/
Tsame67254/
Jamez67235/
Camiz67232/
Coume67230/
Casmi67214/
Kameh67206/
Zamie67195/
Jamey67173/
Comez67170/
Kamie67168/
Kamee67161/
Saame67157/
Kameš67157/
Zamet67153/
Kamje67143/
Caham67139/
Comee67134/
Comme67133/
Zames67125/
Seame67124/
Ziame67122/
Cajma67121/
Caima67116/
Cuime67110/
Camui67103/
Camaa6793/
Cömet6786/
Cuyme6782/
Camai6781/
Cömer6756/
Sahme6749/
Comie6748/
Čamer6744/
Keame6740/
Qaume6740/
Coeme6739/
Camii6739/
Camuy6736/
Kamge6735/
Zamme6732/
Cammy6731/
Comei6730/
Kayme6729/
Comea6729/
Cauma6728/
Zeame6728/
Kamej6726/
Camhy6725/
Caama6724/
Coëme6723/
Zhame6722/
Kahme6721/
Cömez6721/
Kaame6720/
Zaame6719/
Kamhe6717/
Kameu6716/
Camoa6716/
Zamei6716/
Camip6715/
Qameh6714/
Jeame6713/
Jhame6713/
Jaame6712/
Camoy6712/
Csome6712/
Qamez6712/
Kajme6711/
Sameu6711/
Dcome6710/
Zamed6710/
Kcama6710/
Cayma6710/
Zamey679/
Sameľ679/
Zaume678/
Scome678/
Caymi677/
Qaeme677/
Kaeme676/
Zameć676/
Qames676/
Sağme676/
Ciami675/
Tcami675/
Jamje675/
Ceama674/
Camha674/
Camoi674/
Ceamă674/
Czami674/
Jajme674/
Hzame673/
Dsame673/
Qasme673/
Zameh673/
Caami673/
Qeame673/
Qamie673/
Csama673/
Caumm672/
Zahme672/
Tschamer672/
Comeh672/
Zaïme672/
Tchahame672/
Chamí672/
Caimí672/
Cómez672/
Jamée672/
Jaíme672/
Gcama672/
Qhame672/
Samhe672/
Casmy671/
Camth671/
Camejová671/
Camiy671/
Camoj671/
Caumi671/
Cojme671/
Comeu671/
Caimy671/
Hjame671/
Jaîme671/
Jatme671/
Zayme671/
Qayme671/
Sameș671/
Scami671/
Saïme671/
Tjame671/
Càmez671/
Cámer671/
Cámez671/
Cómer671/
Cómes671/
Caism671/
Cammá671/
Camyo671/
Camys671/
Caméa671/
Camih671/
Caïmi671/
Czamy671/
Caumeszz671/
Ceami671/
Gqame671/
Gcami671/
Chahaame671/
Dcami671/
Camız670/

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