Kamish Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kamish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4501:120,39514,285
Iraq3981:87,9942,777
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates281:327,22422,758
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Palestine101:454,88512,564
India91:85,229,487684,495
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
England71:7,959,723202,100
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kamish (273) may also be a first name.

Kamish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamish (Hindi: कामिश, Marathi: कमीश, Oriya: କାମିଶ, Russian: Камиш) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kamish.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 287,524th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,458,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Kamish are found; 34 percent are found in Southern Africa and 34 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamish is also the 537,992nd most widespread forename on earth, borne by 273 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 450 people, or 1 in 120,395. In South Africa Kamish is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 85 percent live, Gauteng, where 7 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Kamish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kamish surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Kamish earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning R 270,492 per year and in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,655 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamish92366/
Kamisch9224/
Kamaish9217/
Kamishe924/
Kamiesh923/
Kaimish921/
Kajmish921/
Kameish921/
Kammish921/
Kamis9114,586/
Kamitsch861/
Khammish861/
Khamis83413,224/
Kamesh831,612/
Kamais83977/
Kamise83896/
Kamies83877/
Kamysh83708/
Kaymis83670/
Kamiss83407/
Kemish83406/
Kaamis83159/
Kahmis83143/
Kaimis83127/
Qamish8372/
Camish8356/
Kamuis8333/
Komish8322/
Kammis8318/
Kamhis838/
Kajmis835/
Kamios835/
Kkamis833/
Hkamis833/
Kameis832/
Kgamis832/
Kémish831/
Kamois830/
Khamaiseh80254/
Kamishova8013/
Khameishe801/
Khamiss776,893/
Kammies772,565/
Khamies771,659/
Khamesh77518/
Khameis77517/
Cammish77455/
Kemmish77240/
Khamise77237/
Khamais77134/
Kamoise7765/
Kamitse7762/
Kamesch7758/
Kammise7747/
Qamaish7722/
Camaish7715/
Kamhois7714/
Khamysh7713/
Kamisse7712/
Kaemesh779/
Kemisch779/
Kahamis776/
Kameshe776/
Khomish774/
Kamaise774/
Khamijh773/
Komisch773/
Khammis773/
Kasmich772/
Kaamesh772/
Kamhuis772/
Khemish771/
Kammesh771/
Kamoich771/
Kamaich771/
Kkhamis771/
Kosmish771/
Kaimich771/
Kamgais771/
Kamysch771/
Khaimis771/
Kaamich771/
Khaamis771/
Khhamis771/
Keemish770/
Kamischová751/
Kemis732,240/
Qamis731,541/
Kames731,393/
Komis73903/
Camis73522/
Kamij73233/
Kamiš73182/
Kamys73176/
Kamic7351/
Kamiz7312/
Kamič736/
Kamiş733/
Komitsch7189/
Camitsch7139/
Khamisse7128/
Kamisova7127/
Kamitche7111/
Katmiche7110/
Khaimesh714/
Kaamiche712/
Khamaich711/
Khamhich711/
Kommishe711/
Khammich711/
Kameshch711/
Kamisowa711/
Khamyseh711/
Kh'amais711/
Camistch710/
Ckamiess710/
Khames6712,492/
Khemis678,615/
Kamyshova672,425/
Kamese671,168/
Katmiş67910/
Kemmis67759/
Koumis67717/
Qamesh67703/
Kamysz67650/
Comish67430/
Komysh67292/
Kamees67287/
Kamets67281/
Kammes67242/
Keymis67233/
Kameshova67139/
Kamess67127/
Camies67106/
Komesh6774/
Komiss6754/
Khomis6754/
Kemesh6747/
Camise6744/
Komies6744/
Qamysh6734/
Kameas6733/
Khamisova6725/
Komise6725/
Camois6723/
Camais6723/
Cameis6718/
Kameus6717/
Khamayseh6715/
Kamejh6714/
Kaimes6711/
Khamiz6710/
Camhis679/
Kommis677/
Kaumes676/
Qomish676/
Khamys675/
Kamyos675/
Koomis674/
Kaymes674/
Kosmitsch674/
Komios673/
Komois673/
Khamisová673/
Khamij672/
Keames672/
Kehmis672/
Camios672/
Caimis672/
Komishova671/
Keimis671/
Keameashe671/
Kaemes671/
Khamic671/
Kamyse671/
Kamays671/
Camiss671/
Khamés671/
Khamès671/
Kemais671/
Kemiss671/
Kajmic671/
Kajmiz671/
Kamaheise671/
Kamaiz671/
Kamajs671/
Kamicz671/
Kamidj671/
Kommitsch671/
Qamich671/
Khaumeshe671/
Qasmis671/
Komgis671/
Cammis670/
Caymis670/

Kamish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamish in the Marathi language
कमीशkamisa52.94
कामीशkamisa35.29
कामेशkamesa5.88
आिसफaisapha5.88
Kamish in the Oriya language
କାମିଶkamisa50
କମାଇkama'i50
Kamish in the Hindi language
कामिशkamisa47.37
कमिशkamisa36.84
कमिषkamisa5.26
कमीशkamisa5.26
कमिष्कkamiska5.26
Kamish in the Russian language
Камишkamis-

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