Kamis Surname

36,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kamis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Brunei2,1921:19124
Somalia1,9611:6,860546
Nigeria1,8971:93,3806,447
Malaysia1,7831:16,5421,618
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Indonesia1,2101:109,29711,185
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
United States3641:995,76673,638
Papua New Guinea3521:23,1642,530
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
India801:9,588,317188,446
England781:714,33440,171
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Finland181:305,37222,464
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Greece171:651,75273,285
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Israel91:950,84857,975
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Djibouti41:228,733966
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Kamiš (182) & Kamiş (3) are calculated separately.

Kamis (7,468) may also be a first name.

Kamis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamis (Hindi: कामिस, Marathi: कमीस, Oriya: କାମିସ୍, Russian: Камис) occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kamiš or Kamiş. Click here for further potential spellings of Kamis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamis? popularity and diffusion

Kamis is the 36,177th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 499,626 people. Kamis is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kamis reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kamis is also the 74,388th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 7,468 people.

It is most common in Sudan, where it is borne by 2,240 people, or 1 in 16,746. Apart from Sudan this last name exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 15 percent reside and Somalia, where 13 percent reside.

Kamis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kamis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kamis surname rose 3,640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kamis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kamis surname is chiefly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kamis last name are 35.92% more likely to be registered Republicans 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamiš93182/
Kamiş933/
Khamis91413,224/
Kamish911,335/
Kamais91977/
Kamise91896/
Kamies91877/
Kaymis91670/
Kamiss91407/
Kaamis91159/
Kahmis91143/
Kaimis91127/
Kamuis9133/
Kammis9118/
Kamhis918/
Kajmis915/
Kamios915/
Kkamis913/
Hkamis913/
Kameis912/
Kgamis912/
Kamois910/
Khamiss836,893/
Kammies832,565/
Khamies831,659/
Khameis83517/
Khamish83366/
Khamise83237/
Khamais83134/
Kamoise8365/
Kamitse8362/
Kammise8347/
Kamisch8324/
Kamaish8317/
Kamhois8314/
Kamisse8312/
Kahamis836/
Kamishe834/
Kamaise834/
Kamiesh833/
Khammis833/
Kamhuis832/
Kaimish831/
Kkhamis831/
Kajmish831/
Kamgais831/
Kameish831/
Kammish831/
Khaimis831/
Khaamis831/
Khhamis831/
Kemis802,240/
Qamis801,541/
Kames801,393/
Komis80903/
Camis80522/
Kamys80176/
Kamiz8012/
Khamisse7728/
Kamisova7727/
Khammish771/
Kamisowa771/
Kh'amais771/
Ckamiess770/
Khames7312,492/
Khemis738,615/
Kamesh731,612/
Kamese731,168/
Katmiş73910/
Kemmis73759/
Koumis73717/
Kamysh73708/
Kamysz73650/
Kemish73406/
Kamees73287/
Kamets73281/
Kammes73242/
Keymis73233/
Kamess73127/
Camies73106/
Qamish7372/
Camish7356/
Komiss7354/
Khomis7354/
Camise7344/
Komies7344/
Kameas7333/
Komise7325/
Camois7323/
Camais7323/
Komish7322/
Cameis7318/
Kameus7317/
Kaimes7311/
Khamiz7310/
Camhis739/
Kommis737/
Kaumes736/
Khamys735/
Kamyos735/
Koomis734/
Kaymes734/
Komios733/
Komois733/
Keames732/
Kehmis732/
Camios732/
Caimis732/
Keimis731/
Kaemes731/
Kamyse731/
Kamays731/
Camiss731/
Khamés731/
Khamès731/
Kemais731/
Kemiss731/
Kajmiz731/
Kamaiz731/
Kamajs731/
Kémish731/
Qasmis731/
Komgis731/
Cammis730/
Caymis730/
Khamaiseh71254/
Khamisova7125/
Kamishova7113/
Khamisová713/
Khameishe711/
Kamaheise711/
Khamees679,239/
Khemies67600/
Khamess67592/
Khamesh67518/
Cammish67455/
Khomais67377/
Khamets67344/
Kemmish67240/
Khemais67172/
Cammiss67162/
Khammes6793/
Cammies6778/
Kemmies6761/
Kamesch6758/
Keymist6742/
Kameese6731/
Kommies6731/
Koumiss6729/
Keijmis6722/
Qamaish6722/
Kaymets6720/
Camaish6715/
Khemiss6713/
Khamysh6713/
Kaemesh679/
Kemisch679/
Khamese678/
Khomeis676/
Kameshe676/
Komhois675/
Komisse675/
Khomish674/
Kamhoys674/
Cammise674/
Khoumis674/
Kahmees674/
Komisch673/
Kasmich672/
Kaamesh672/
Camisse672/
Kaymysz672/
Kametse672/
Khemish671/
Khaymes671/
Kamischová671/
Kammesh671/
Kamoich671/
Kamaich671/
Kosmish671/
Khemmis671/
Kheimis671/
Kaimich671/
Kamysch671/
Gkoumis671/
Camaise671/
Khameas671/
Kamesse671/
Kaamich671/
Kammese671/
Khamyos671/
Keemish670/

Kamis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamis in the Marathi language
कमीसkamisa70.37
कामीसkamisa14.81
कािमसkaimasa11.11
खमीसkhamisa3.7
Kamis in the Oriya language
କାମିସ୍kamis50
କନିଶkanisa50
Kamis in the Hindi language
कामिसkamisa47.83
कमीशkamisa26.09
कमीसkamisa18.84
कमिसkamisa2.9
कमिशkamisa2.9
Kamis in the Russian language
Камисkamis-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamis
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