Dhames Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Dhames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 148 | 1:5,182,874 | 128,264 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Dhames (293) may also be a first name.
Dhames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhames (Hindi: धमेश, Marathi: धमेस, Oriya: ଧେମସ) is most common in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhames? popularity and diffusion
Dhames is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Dhames occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dhames live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 515,650th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 293 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 5,182,874. In India Dhames is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 97 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhames in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧେମସ | dhemasa | - |
| Dhames in the Marathi language | ||
| धमेस | dhamesa | - |
| Dhames in the Hindi language | ||
| धमेश | dhamesa | 66.67 |
| धरमे | dharame | 33.33 |
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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 Dhames
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