Games Surname
Approximately 5,437 people bear this surname
Games Surname Definition:
For Cames, or Cambes. Richard and Geoffrv de Cambes of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Caim of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum), and Robert del Cam.
Games Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,250 | 1:289,967 | 26,916 |
| Mexico | 808 | 1:153,622 | 4,692 |
| Brazil | 583 | 1:367,194 | 14,023 |
| Colombia | 404 | 1:118,253 | 3,928 |
| Argentina | 315 | 1:135,693 | 11,475 |
| Philippines | 293 | 1:345,523 | 46,714 |
| Peru | 292 | 1:108,850 | 6,678 |
| Honduras | 270 | 1:32,653 | 1,037 |
| Nicaragua | 152 | 1:39,612 | 1,290 |
| Cuba | 143 | 1:80,578 | 2,686 |
| Ecuador | 125 | 1:127,247 | 6,712 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Venezuela | 100 | 1:302,041 | 6,944 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| El Salvador | 42 | 1:151,045 | 1,886 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 1:52,461 | 4,513 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 64 | 1:24,507 | 1,407 |
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 418 | 1:120,140 | 11,717 |
The alternate forms: Gámes (1) are calculated separately.
Games (439) may also be a first name.
Games Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Cames, or Cambes. Richard and Geoffrv de Cambes of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Caim of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum), and Robert del Cam.
From the Danish, Gemz, Gjems; from the German, Gems; from the Dutch, Gemke, Gemmeker; from the Flemish, Geemers, Gemers; a personal name.
Games Demographics
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Games Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Games Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Games (Hindi: गमेस, Marathi: गामेस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Gámes. For other possible spellings of Games click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Games? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,343rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,340,362 people. The last name Games occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Games live; 36 percent live in North America and 21 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 409,203rd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 439 people.
The surname Games is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,250 people, or 1 in 289,967. In The United States Games is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.
Games Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Games has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Games last name rose 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Games Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Games last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Games surname are 10.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.19% registered with the political party.
The amount Games earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,060 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.9% less than the national average, earning R 209,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.51% more than the national average, earning $28,720,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $40,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $44,806 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Games Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Games in the Marathi language | ||
| गामेस | gamesa | - |
| Games in the Hindi language | ||
| गमेस | gamesa | 50 |
| गमेश | gamesa | 50 |
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Games Reference & Research
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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
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- 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 Games
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