175.91 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Dames Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dames (Arabic: داميس, Marathi: दामेस, Oriya: ଡାେମସ, Russian: Дамес) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Damès or Damés. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dames? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 56,528^th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 812,617 people. The last name Dames occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Dames are found; 19 percent are found in North America and 19 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 271,926^th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 893 people.

The last name Dames is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,001 people, or 1 in 181,139. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 18 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Dames Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dames surname grew 910 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dames Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dames surname is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dames are 4.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.75% registered with the party.

The amount Dames earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.39% more than the national average, earning R 369,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,288 CAD per year.