Khamis Surname

1,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Khamis Surname User-submission:

The Arabic word for 'Thursday'.

Khamis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania152,5141:34738
Sudan59,3601:63277
Iraq55,4961:63197
Egypt49,2701:1,866257
Chad18,7751:724102
Yemen17,1771:1,538235
United Arab Emirates12,5931:72870
Kenya10,0591:4,591660
Syria6,6011:2,924349
Jordan6,3151:1,400226
Libya5,5351:1,128293
Somalia2,5001:5,381456
Nigeria2,2901:77,3555,518
Oman2,2201:1,661239
Lebanon1,6881:3,340630
Malaysia1,6301:18,0951,739
Iran1,3881:55,3196,076
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Palestine9451:4,8141,086
United States7781:465,88639,683
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Israel4231:20,2313,012
Kuwait3861:9,8461,349
Bahrain3531:3,820655
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Algeria2951:130,95417,832
Uganda2661:146,76413,098
Canada2571:143,36814,728
England2031:274,47321,519
Pakistan2001:893,21912,174
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Brunei1361:3,079526
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Qatar1031:22,8932,494
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
France791:840,79499,796
Ecuador671:237,4018,339
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Chile541:326,2319,231
South Sudan491:232,961594
Tunisia471:12,9922,139
Romania411:489,70437,604
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Austria321:266,10730,958
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Honduras171:518,6143,437
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Georgia121:312,12914,385
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
China101:136,732,1577,199
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Khamis (182,995) may also be a first name.

Khamis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Arabic word for 'Thursday'.

- hodakhamis

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamiss926,893/
Khamies921,659/
Khameis92517/
Khamish92366/
Khamise92237/
Khamais92134/
Kahamis926/
Khammis923/
Kkhamis921/
Khaimis921/
Khaamis921/
Khhamis921/
Hamis9193,251/
Kamis9114,586/
Khamisse8628/
Khammish861/
Kh'amais861/
Khames8312,492/
Khemis838,615/
Hamish833,594/
Kamish831,335/
Kamais83977/
Kamise83896/
Kamies83877/
Kaymis83670/
Hamise83455/
Kamiss83407/
Chamis83273/
Hammis83211/
Hamiss83202/
Kaamis83159/
Kahmis83143/
Kaimis83127/
Khomis8354/
Kamuis8333/
Kammis8318/
Khamiz8310/
Kamhis838/
Haimis836/
Kajmis835/
Kamios835/
Khamys835/
Hamois833/
Kkamis833/
Hkamis833/
Hamais833/
Hamist832/
Kehmis832/
Kameis832/
Kgamis832/
Hamizs832/
Hamies831/
Hhamis831/
Khamés831/
Khamès831/
Hamhis831/
Haymis831/
Kamois830/
Heamis830/
Khamaiseh80254/
Khamisova8025/
Khamisová803/
Khameishe801/
Khamees779,239/
Kammies772,565/
Khemies77600/
Khamess77592/
Chamois77567/
Khamesh77518/
Hamisch77426/
Khomais77377/
Hamhuis77362/
Khamets77344/
Khemais77172/
Khammes7793/
Chamish7778/
Kamoise7765/
Kamitse7762/
Kammise7747/
Kamisch7724/
Hamisse7718/
Kamaish7717/
Kamhois7714/
Khemiss7713/
Khamysh7713/
Kamisse7712/
Hamaish7711/
Hammais7711/
Heamish779/
Khamese778/
Khomeis776/
Hamishe776/
Hammise776/
Chamiss775/
Khomish774/
Kamishe774/
Kamaise774/
Khoumis774/
Kamiesh773/
Hasmi's772/
Kamhuis772/
Hammish771/
Khemish771/
Kaimish771/
Khaymes771/
Haimish771/
Hamidse771/
Chamuis771/
Khemmis771/
Kheimis771/
Kajmish771/
Kamgais771/
Kameish771/
Hameish771/
Kammish771/
Khameas771/
Chammis771/
Chasmis771/
Hamiesh771/
Khamyos771/
Hammeis770/
Hames7310,938/
Jamis732,884/
Kemis732,240/
Qamis731,541/
Kames731,393/
Komis73903/
Camis73522/
Hamiş73325/
Hamiz73310/
Kamiš73182/
Kamys73176/
Homis7389/
Hamys7330/
Kamiz7312/
Hamès736/
Kamiş733/
Hamjs731/
Hamix731/
Khoumais71438/
Chaumais71105/
Khaimets7139/
Khaymets7135/
Kamisova7127/
Khamesse7111/
Khoumies714/
Khaimesh714/
Chameiss712/
Khamaich711/
Khamhich711/
Khammees711/
Chaimise711/
Kheimies711/
Kheimeis711/
Khammich711/
Kamisowa711/
Chaamiss711/
Khamyseh711/
Hammisse711/
Khemaiss711/
Khameese711/
Haumaist710/
Ckamiess710/
Hammes6711,856/
Haymes672,362/
Kamesh671,612/
Jamois671,480/
Kamese671,168/
Haimes671,110/
Katmiş67910/
Hamese67847/
Kemmis67759/
Chames67740/
Koumis67717/
Kamysh67708/
Kamysz67650/
Hamich67639/
Jamais67421/
Kemish67406/
Hamesh67361/
Kamees67287/
Kamets67281/
Kammes67242/
Keymis67233/
Heames67226/
Jaimis67218/
Hamiez67189/
Khamizova67178/
Chomis67136/
Kamess67127/
Jamish67112/
Camies67106/
Hamees6796/
Houmis6776/
Qamish6772/
Homise6765/
Camish6756/
Komiss6754/
Camise6744/
Komies6744/
Homish6739/
Kameas6733/
Chamiz6730/
Hamays6729/
Komise6725/
Camois6723/
Camais6723/
Komish6722/
Hameiz6721/
Hoomis6719/
Cameis6718/
Kameus6717/
Khamayseh6715/
Kamishova6713/
Homies6712/
Kaimes6711/
Camhis679/
Kommis677/
Jaumis677/
Kehmes676/
Kaumes676/
Hamess676/
Jamiss676/
Kamyos675/
Heimis674/
Koomis674/
Kaymes674/
Khamez674/
Hamets674/
Hammys673/
Komios673/
Komois673/
Hjames673/
Hamice673/
Khemes673/
Keames672/
Hameds672/
Khomes672/
Hamest672/
Camios672/
Chamix672/
Caimis672/
Keimis671/
Kaemes671/
Kamyse671/
Kamays671/
Camiss671/
Chamaisse671/
Hameas671/
Kemais671/
Homist671/
Jeamis671/
Jammis671/
Homisz671/
Jaymis671/
Kemiss671/
Kajmiz671/
Kamaheise671/
Kamaiz671/
Kamajs671/
Kémish671/
Hamesz671/
Hammès671/
Khaumeshe671/
Khemys671/
Qasmis671/
Jameis671/
Komgis671/
Khamex671/
Cammis670/
Hatmes670/
Caymis670/
Hommis670/

Khamis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khamis in the Georgian language
ხამისkhamis-
Khamis in the Marathi language
खमीसkhamisa74.79
खिमसkhimasa18.49
खामीसkhamisa3.36
खािमसkhaimasa2.52
हमीदhamida0.84
Khamis in the Hindi language
खमीसkhamisa57.14
खामिसkhamisa34.29
खमिसkhamisa5.71
खामीसkhamisa2.86
Khamis in the Russian language
Хамисhamis-
Khamis in the Arabic language
خميسkhmys-

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