Khamist Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Khamist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khamist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran661:1,163,37250,804
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Khamist Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Khamist Come From? nationality or country of origin

Khamist is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khamist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Khamist is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Khamist are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Khamist is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,163,372. In Iran Khamist is primarily found in: Mazandaran Province, where 38 percent reside, Qom Province, where 21 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamist922/
Khemist863/
Kammiste8012/
Kameiset801/
Kamishte801/
Haumaist800/
Kemist7721/
Hamest772/
Homist771/
Kasmaiste751/
Keymist7142/
Chomist7127/
Keemist711/
Kemmist710/
Hameeset671/
Jamest6215/
Homest621/
Comist621/
Chomistová5920/
Hameesd574/
Ceymist573/
Jamesth571/
Chomest571/
Hammesd571/
Keimest571/
Jamishd571/
Cammest570/
Kemmest570/

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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 Khamist
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