Khamese Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Khamese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Khamese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khamese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khamese (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻤﺴﻪ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khamese? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Khamese are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live, Iringa Region, where 20 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live and Mauritania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khamese Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khamese in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻤﺴﻪ | khmsh | - |
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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 Khamese
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