Jaames Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Jaames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Jaames (71) may also be a first name.
Jaames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaames Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jaames is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaames? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Jaames are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jaames is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 71 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent live, Nasarawa, where 25 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.
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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 Jaames
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