Carment Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Carment Surname Definition:

Local, perhaps from Carmount near Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. James Carment, schoolmaster at Enzie Chapel, died 1812 (Jeivise, Epitaphs, I, p. 276).

Carment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4851:136,95420,988
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Carment (130) may also be a first name.

Carment Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local, perhaps from Carmount near Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. James Carment, schoolmaster at Enzie Chapel, died 1812 (Jeivise, Epitaphs, I, p. 276).

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

Carment Last Name Facts

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

Carment is found most in France. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carment? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carment is the 570,540th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Carment live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Carment is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 130 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 136,954. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found, Normandy, where 25 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent are found. Besides France Carment is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Carment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carment has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carment surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carment Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Methodist (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carment surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Carment earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.13% more than the national average, earning $57,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charment938/
Carmente933/
Carmen9227,589/
Charmente884/
Carmien86222/
Sarment8672/
Carmend8633/
Carmint865/
Carmuen864/
Carmenn862/
Carmaen861/
Carmeng861/
Corment861/
Carmeen860/
Carmn831/
Sarmient8020/
Cormente804/
Qarments801/
Karmentz801/
Courment800/
Carmin771,227/
Karmen771,087/
Carmem77187/
Carmén7721/
Cormen7712/
Carmne773/
Carmín773/
Carmyn770/
Sarmientd751/
Carmina71552/
Karmehn71104/
Karmaen7141/
Carming7114/
Karmoen716/
Kharmen713/
Karmenn711/
Karmeen711/
Cormien711/
Karmien711/
Caarmin711/
Jorment711/
Karmend711/
Korment710/
Cormesn710/
Carmion710/
Kearmeng676/
Querment675/
Karmn672/
Karmehen671/
Corminte671/
Carminne671/
Kármentő671/
Kaurmien670/
Caharmin670/

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