Kams Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
Estonia921:14,3672,255
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States621:5,846,112285,490
India251:30,682,615377,978
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
France41:16,605,680368,153
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Kamš (11) are calculated separately.

Kams (2,591) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamš9211/
Kamsh89413/
Keams89199/
Khams8939/
Kamss8937/
Kaems8932/
Kahms8928/
Kamms8926/
Kamse8917/
Kamås898/
Kam's891/
Kaims890/
Khamse80418/
Kamsch8037/
Khamsh8033/
Khayms8028/
Kamsse8019/
Kaehms8014/
Kaamse805/
Kamshe804/
Khaims801/
Khamss801/
Kaimse800/
Cams75305/
Kems75258/
Koms75151/
Kamz7525/
Qams751/
Khamsse7347/
Kamsowa739/
Khamshe735/
Kamsova732/
Kamış676,789/
Khoms67993/
Qamsh67323/
Khamz67211/
Kamje67143/
Caems6785/
Komst6779/
Komse6745/
Kamze6738/
Qamse6732/
Kähms6727/
Caims6725/
Kooms6715/
Kohms6713/
Khems6712/
Keems677/
Koums675/
Camms674/
Cam's674/
Camst674/
Quams673/
Keims673/
Koems673/
Qamst672/
Qaims672/
Camse672/
Kamjd671/
Komës671/
Kcamz671/
Qamss671/
Cahms671/
Ceams671/
Komsh671/
Kamshova671/
Keyms670/
Caums670/
Caams670/
Kemsh670/

Kams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kams in the Russian language
Камсkams-

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