Jamesin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jamesin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamesin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Jamesin (10) may also be a first name.

Jamesin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamesin (Oriya: ଜାେମସିଂ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamesin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Jamesin is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Jamesin reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jamesin is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Jamesin is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Jamesin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jamesin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jamesin last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jamesin Last Name Statistics demography

Jamesin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jamesin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jamesin in the Oriya language
ଜାେମସିଂjaemasim-

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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
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  • 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 Jamesin
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