Chalmes Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Chalmes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Chalmés (2) are calculated separately.

Chalmes (27) may also be a first name.

Chalmes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalmes is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Chalmés. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalmes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,305,105th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Chalmes are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America. Chalmes is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 27 people.

The surname Chalmes is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 1,399,179. In Brazil Chalmes is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 97 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 2 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 9 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalmés952/
Schalmes9321/
Challmes9314/
Chalmeis931/
Chalmese931/
Chalmeas931/
Chalmesh931/
Chalmess930/
Calmes923,180/
Halmes92485/
Chalme92344/
Chalmet86572/
Chalmer86251/
Chalmey86142/
Chelmes86133/
Chalmeh8682/
Schalme8645/
Halmess8619/
Calmeis862/
Cholmes862/
Calmess861/
Chalmed861/
Hallmes861/
Chalmez861/
Calmeas860/
Calmees860/
Halme834,491/
Challmie8013/
Hallmets806/
Shalmesh806/
Scholmes804/
Schalmey803/
Chelmess802/
Challmer801/
Holmes77318,407/
Calmis77732/
Halmer77722/
Chalma77504/
Halmey77186/
Halmeš77164/
Colmes7783/
Halmet7744/
Chalmi7740/
Calmez7728/
Hallme7723/
Khalme7721/
Shalme7721/
Cholme7713/
Calmès7712/
Halmee7711/
Jalmes7710/
Salmes777/
Chalmé777/
Halmei777/
Xalmes777/
Halmeh775/
Haulme775/
Hölmes773/
Halmis772/
Halmie772/
Hailme772/
Halmea771/
Halmøe771/
Calmîs771/
Chalmy771/
Halmed771/
Schallmey7525/
Schallmea7516/
Scheilmes7514/
Halmetsch752/
Schalhmer751/
Khalmeshe751/
Chelmis71565/
Heaulme71252/
Jaulmes71119/
Hallmer71107/
Holmesh7177/
Challma7143/
Holmess7118/
Zalmezs7116/
Hallmey7112/
Cholmer7111/
Hollmes7110/
Hailmer716/
Salmeus715/
Chhalma714/
Hoolmes713/
Halmeid713/
Sholmes712/
Kholmes712/
Jholmes712/
Shalmer712/
Shalmeh712/
Chelmez712/
Shalmee712/
Chalmma711/
Holmese711/
Holmesz711/
Holmmes711/
Hoilmes711/
Jallmes711/
Jalmees711/
Halmeet711/
Halmhey711/
Halmieh711/
Halmmey711/
Hallmäe711/
Calmish711/
Hallmie710/
Halmech710/
Salme676,391/
Holme675,309/
Halmi673,365/
Halmy672,189/
Halma671,835/
Zalme67214/
Schaalma67204/
Jalme67164/
Colmesch679/
Hollmees675/
Chalmaya672/
Schallma671/
Scholmer671/
Schoolmeest671/
Šalme671/
D'Holmes671/
Coolmies671/
Shalmeet671/
Shalmeez671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chalmes
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