Chames Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Chames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| Brazil | 118 | 1:1,814,189 | 58,634 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Châmes (1) are calculated separately.
Chames (116) may also be a first name.
Chames Demographics
Chames Political Affiliation
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Chames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chames (Russian: Чамес) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Châmes. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chames? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 457,199th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. Chames is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chames are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chames is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 116 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 810,870. In The United States Chames is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 60 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.
Chames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chames has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 11,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chames Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chames are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Chames earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.33% more than the national average, earning R 433,296 per year and in United States they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $39,959 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chames in the Russian language | ||
| Чамес | cames | - |
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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 Chames
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