Khamis Surname
Approximately 413,224 people bear this surname
Khamis Surname User-submission:
The Arabic word for 'Thursday'.
Khamis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 152,514 | 1:347 | 38 |
| Sudan | 59,360 | 1:632 | 77 |
| Iraq | 55,496 | 1:631 | 97 |
| Egypt | 49,270 | 1:1,866 | 257 |
| Chad | 18,775 | 1:724 | 102 |
| Yemen | 17,177 | 1:1,538 | 235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12,593 | 1:728 | 70 |
| Kenya | 10,059 | 1:4,591 | 660 |
| Syria | 6,601 | 1:2,924 | 349 |
| Jordan | 6,315 | 1:1,400 | 226 |
| Libya | 5,535 | 1:1,128 | 293 |
| Somalia | 2,500 | 1:5,381 | 456 |
| Nigeria | 2,290 | 1:77,355 | 5,518 |
| Oman | 2,220 | 1:1,661 | 239 |
| Lebanon | 1,688 | 1:3,340 | 630 |
| Malaysia | 1,630 | 1:18,095 | 1,739 |
| Iran | 1,388 | 1:55,319 | 6,076 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Palestine | 945 | 1:4,814 | 1,086 |
| United States | 778 | 1:465,886 | 39,683 |
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Israel | 423 | 1:20,231 | 3,012 |
| Kuwait | 386 | 1:9,846 | 1,349 |
| Bahrain | 353 | 1:3,820 | 655 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Algeria | 295 | 1:130,954 | 17,832 |
| Uganda | 266 | 1:146,764 | 13,098 |
| Canada | 257 | 1:143,368 | 14,728 |
| England | 203 | 1:274,473 | 21,519 |
| Pakistan | 200 | 1:893,219 | 12,174 |
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| Brunei | 136 | 1:3,079 | 526 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Sweden | 120 | 1:82,056 | 6,066 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Qatar | 103 | 1:22,893 | 2,494 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Ecuador | 67 | 1:237,401 | 8,339 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Chile | 54 | 1:326,231 | 9,231 |
| South Sudan | 49 | 1:232,961 | 594 |
| Tunisia | 47 | 1:12,992 | 2,139 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Honduras | 17 | 1:518,614 | 3,437 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1:312,129 | 14,385 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Khamis (182,995) may also be a first name.
Khamis Surname Meaning
Khamis Demographics
Average Male Khamis Height
173.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Khamis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khamis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khamis (Arabic: خميس, Georgian: ხამის, Hindi: खमीस, Marathi: खमीस, Russian: Хамис) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khamis? popularity and diffusion
Khamis is the 1,302nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,636 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Khamis reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,744th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 182,995 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 152,514 people, or 1 in 347. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 28 percent reside, Zanzibar North Region, where 13 percent reside and Pemba North Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Khamis is found in 99 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 14 percent reside and Iraq, where 13 percent reside.
Khamis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (72%) in Kenya and Shiite (42%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Khamis last name are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Khamis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 71.11% more than the national average, earning 592,180 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khamis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis in the Georgian language | ||
| ხამის | khamis | - |
| Khamis in the Marathi language | ||
| खमीस | khamisa | 74.79 |
| खिमस | khimasa | 18.49 |
| खामीस | khamisa | 3.36 |
| खािमस | khaimasa | 2.52 |
| हमीद | hamida | 0.84 |
| Khamis in the Hindi language | ||
| खमीस | khamisa | 57.14 |
| खामिस | khamisa | 34.29 |
| खमिस | khamisa | 5.71 |
| खामीस | khamisa | 2.86 |
| Khamis in the Russian language | ||
| Хамис | hamis | - |
| Khamis in the Arabic language | ||
| خميس | khmys | - |
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Footnotes
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