Kamis Surname
Approximately 14,586 people bear this surname
Kamis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Brunei | 2,192 | 1:191 | 24 |
| Somalia | 1,961 | 1:6,860 | 546 |
| Nigeria | 1,897 | 1:93,380 | 6,447 |
| Malaysia | 1,783 | 1:16,542 | 1,618 |
| Chad | 1,252 | 1:10,856 | 1,398 |
| Indonesia | 1,210 | 1:109,297 | 11,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| United States | 364 | 1:995,766 | 73,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 352 | 1:23,164 | 2,530 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Kamiš (182) & Kamiş (3) are calculated separately.
Kamis (7,468) may also be a first name.
Kamis Demographics
Average Kamis Salary in
United States
$47,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kamis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamis (Hindi: कामिस, Marathi: कमीस, Oriya: କାମିସ୍, Russian: Камис) occurs in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kamiš or Kamiş. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kamis is the 36,177th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 499,626 people. The last name Kamis is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kamis live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 74,388th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 7,468 people.
The surname Kamis is most widely held in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,240 people, or 1 in 16,746. Not including Sudan it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 15 percent live and Somalia, where 13 percent live.
Kamis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kamis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kamis last name increased 3,640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kamis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Kamis are 35.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.69% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kamis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $47,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.96% more than the national average, earning $63,079 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamis in the Marathi language | ||
| कमीस | kamisa | 70.37 |
| कामीस | kamisa | 14.81 |
| कािमस | kaimasa | 11.11 |
| खमीस | khamisa | 3.7 |
| Kamis in the Oriya language | ||
| କାମିସ୍ | kamis | 50 |
| କନିଶ | kanisa | 50 |
| Kamis in the Hindi language | ||
| कामिस | kamisa | 47.83 |
| कमीश | kamisa | 26.09 |
| कमीस | kamisa | 18.84 |
| कमिस | kamisa | 2.9 |
| कमिश | kamisa | 2.9 |
| Kamis in the Russian language | ||
| Камис | kamis | - |
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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 Kamis
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