Kames Surname
Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname
Kames Surname Definition:
KAMES: Local. There are several places named Kaims and Kames. Andrew Kames, burgess of Glasgow, 1621 (Burgesses). Mareon Kaims, resident in the parish of Borgue, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 568).
Kames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Germany | 418 | 1:192,597 | 22,279 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 128 | 1:63,701 | 8,267 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
The alternate forms: Kameš (157) are calculated separately.
Kames (1,923) may also be a first name.
Kames Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
KAMES: Local. There are several places named Kaims and Kames. Andrew Kames, burgess of Glasgow, 1621 (Burgesses). Mareon Kaims, resident in the parish of Borgue, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 568).
Kames Demographics
Average Kames Salary in
United States
$31,683 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kames (Hindi: कामेस, Marathi: कामसे, Oriya: କାେମସ, Russian: Камес) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Kameš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kames? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kames is the 277,914th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. Kames occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Kames are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 173,126th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,923 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 200,733. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Kames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kames has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 261 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kames Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kames are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.
The amount Kames earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 37.41% less than the national average, earning 216,595 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning $31,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning $43,952 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kames in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେମସ | kaemasa | 92.86 |
| କାେମଶ | kaemasa | 7.14 |
| Kames in the Hindi language | ||
| कामेस | kamesa | 77.78 |
| कामेश | kamesa | 11.11 |
| कमेस | kamesa | 11.11 |
| Kames in the Marathi language | ||
| कामसे | kamase | 50 |
| कमेस | kamesa | 50 |
| Kames in the Russian language | ||
| Камес | kames | - |
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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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