Kams Surname
Approximately 550 people bear this surname
Kams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 108 | 1:1,982,170 | 63,074 |
| Estonia | 92 | 1:14,367 | 2,255 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Kamš (11) are calculated separately.
Kams (2,591) may also be a first name.
Kams Demographics
Average Kams Salary in
United States
$83,496 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kams (Russian: Камс) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kamš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kams? popularity and diffusion
Kams is the 572,911th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Kams live; 20 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 144,496th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 2,591 people.
It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,982,170. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 80 percent are found, Roraima, where 13 percent are found and Amazonas, where 6 percent are found. Not including Brazil it occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Kams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kams last name rose 132 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kams Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kams last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.
The amount Kams earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 93.51% more than the national average, earning $83,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.7% less than the national average, earning $41,387 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamš | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kamsh | 89 | 413 | / |
| Keams | 89 | 199 | / |
| Khams | 89 | 39 | / |
| Kamss | 89 | 37 | / |
| Kaems | 89 | 32 | / |
| Kahms | 89 | 28 | / |
| Kamms | 89 | 26 | / |
| Kamse | 89 | 17 | / |
| Kamås | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kam's | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaims | 89 | 0 | / |
| Khamse | 80 | 418 | / |
| Kamsch | 80 | 37 | / |
| Khamsh | 80 | 33 | / |
| Khayms | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kamsse | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kaehms | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kaamse | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kamshe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khaims | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaimse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cams | 75 | 305 | / |
| Kems | 75 | 258 | / |
| Koms | 75 | 151 | / |
| Kamz | 75 | 25 | / |
| Qams | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamsse | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kamsowa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Khamshe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kamsova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kamış | 67 | 6,789 | / |
| Khoms | 67 | 993 | / |
| Qamsh | 67 | 323 | / |
| Khamz | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kamje | 67 | 143 | / |
| Caems | 67 | 85 | / |
| Komst | 67 | 79 | / |
| Komse | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kamze | 67 | 38 | / |
| Qamse | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kähms | 67 | 27 | / |
| Caims | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kooms | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kohms | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khems | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keems | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koums | 67 | 5 | / |
| Camms | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cam's | 67 | 4 | / |
| Camst | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quams | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keims | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qamst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaims | 67 | 2 | / |
| Camse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamjd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcamz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qamss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caums | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caams | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemsh | 67 | 0 | / |
Kams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kams in the Russian language | ||
| Камс | kams | - |
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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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- 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 Kams
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