Clames Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Clames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1151:531,79752,329
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Clames Last Name Facts

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

Clames is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clames? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Clames are found; 68 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 531,797. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Piedmont, where 70 percent are found, Sicily, where 30 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Italy it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Clames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clames last name fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clameus9211/
Chlames921/
Clamese921/
Cleames921/
Clameis921/
Clame9184/
Schlames862/
Clamease861/
Clammets860/
Clamer83378/
Clamme83192/
Cliame8329/
Slames8324/
Clomes8318/
Clamet837/
Clamei836/
Clamey832/
Cleame831/
Jlames831/
Clayme831/
Clamie830/
Schlameus8069/
Schlammes8048/
Claamease801/
Clammer7784/
Klammes7751/
Cleamer7748/
Claimed7743/
Claimer7725/
Kleames7718/
Cleamie7717/
Clomeus778/
Zlamets772/
Cleamey772/
Jleames771/
Slamets771/
Claymex771/
Clahame771/
Claymer771/
Clamish771/
Cleomes770/
Schlameuss7523/
Clamy73406/
Clama73315/
Klame7369/
Clami732/
Clome732/
Kellames7110/
Shlamesh712/
Cleameah711/
Chlamish711/
Claimett711/
Closmess710/
Cellamis710/
Klomes6790/
Clomer6747/
Klaime6734/
Clamay6716/
Klayme6715/
Klamis6710/
Schlameuß6710/
Closme678/
Clamic674/
Cleome673/
Clammy672/
Clamma672/
Klamie672/
Schleumes671/
Cloime671/
Claimy671/
Jlomes671/
Slamez671/
Cuillaume671/
Cleama671/
Kleame671/
Klamey670/
Clomet670/
Slomes670/

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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 Clames
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