Names Surname

64,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Names Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Names Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,9561:13,2171,576
Yemen5161:51,2124,064
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Nameš (1) & Námeš (3) are calculated separately.

Names (73,722) may also be a first name.

Names Last Name Facts

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

The last name Names (Arabic: ناميس, Marathi: नमेस, Russian: Намес) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant: Nameš or Námeš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Names? popularity and diffusion

The surname Names is the 64,078th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 932,866 people. The last name Names occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Names reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 13,276th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 73,722 people.

Names is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 6,956 people, or 1 in 13,217. Beside Egypt Names exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Names Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Names has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Names last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Names Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Names last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Names earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $20,363,900 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nameš931/
Naumes91306/
Naimes91102/
Namesh9158/
Neames9154/
Namest9135/
Namies9118/
Naymes9115/
Namess9115/
Namese9111/
Nameus919/
Namets912/
Nammes912/
Nahmes912/
Namees911/
Nameys911/
Nhames911/
name899,142/
Námeš873/
Naumets832,723/
Naimesh83122/
Nameesh833/
Nameshe832/
Naymets831/
Nahmeus831/
Namesse831/
Nammesh831/
Nameits830/
Nemes8025,540/
Naime807,840/
Namer804,155/
Namee802,520/
Namie802,497/
Ngame801,467/
Neame801,287/
Nayme801,181/
Namis80938/
Naume80477/
Namet80414/
Gname80401/
Namey80394/
Named80387/
Najme80337/
Namez80326/
Nameh80323/
Nname80293/
Naame80193/
Namei80153/
Nahme80148/
Namje80142/
Nameu80118/
Namea80117/
Nomes80114/
Namme80107/
Namys8060/
Namge8053/
Natme8034/
Namhe806/
Namej805/
Namec804/
Nhame802/
Namex801/
Naïme801/
Nèmes801/
Némes801/
Nasme801/
Namesova779/
Gnamesse773/
Nahamies771/
Nahmeesh771/
Nemesh733,737/
Naimeh733,144/
Nameer731,952/
Gnamey731,223/
Namise73656/
Naumer73483/
Najmeh73475/
Nammer73374/
Naimet73190/
Namgey73181/
Naimer73156/
Najmee73119/
Naumec73103/
Nahame7399/
Namyst7388/
Nameed7368/
Naumis7365/
Nahmer7363/
Naimie7360/
Naimee7357/
Naimey7356/
Nametz7356/
Nemess7355/
Nammee7353/
Naymie7352/
Naimis7351/
Neimes7345/
Namedh7343/
N'Game7340/
Neumes7339/
Naameh7332/
Najmie7332/
Namhie7331/
Ngname7329/
Nahume7325/
Namish7324/
Ngaime7320/
Namett7319/
Nhaume7318/
Neaume7318/
Neemes7318/
Naymeh7317/
Namhee7316/
Nammis7315/
Nahmis7312/
Namher7312/
Namios7312/
Naaime7311/
Nameet7311/
Najmec7310/
Gnamme739/
Naamea738/
Naumee736/
Neamie736/
Nnamee736/
Nahmeh736/
Naumea736/
Ngamme736/
Nasmeh735/
Gnomes735/
Ngamis734/
Naamed734/
N'Aime733/
Nemmes733/
Nemies733/
Nammie733/
Namech733/
Naymer733/
Naumei733/
Namice733/
Namieh733/
Nhamed733/
Naamer733/
Nomesh732/
Ngamge732/
Namheh732/
Namiss732/
Najmej732/
Nameez732/
Neamme732/
Naamet732/
Namyos732/
Nomies731/
Nahmie731/
Naimje731/
Najmey731/
Naamis731/
Naatme731/
Nameid731/
Namhet731/
Nomees731/
Neamer731/
Neamei731/
Nomeas731/
Naimed731/
Nameee731/
Namije731/
Nammei731/
Namysz731/
Namais731/
Naumie731/
Naymee731/
Nemeas731/
Ngaume731/
Ngamee731/
Na'ame731/
Gnamea731/
Namerr731/
Namuys731/
Nnaame731/
Namece731/
Nameea731/
Naymet731/
Naumez731/
Nhamie731/
Neamis730/
Neamee730/
Natmer730/
Nameshova711/
Nama6794,342/
Nami6725,972/
Nome679,562/
Namy67851/
Nameche67438/
Namajje67132/
N'Gname6797/
Namèche6775/
Ngammee6767/
Namujje6762/
Ngaumei6749/
Namêche6736/
Nemesch6734/
Neimesh6734/
Naumetz6732/
Naimish6730/
Namujhe6730/
Nõmmets6723/
Naumish6721/
Namisse6711/
Nhemies6710/
Naameah679/
Naismea677/
Neimets677/
Nahamis676/
Nahamei676/
Namj676/
Nammeer676/
Nömmets676/
Nahamey675/
Nahmais673/
Namishe672/
Nasmeer672/
Nhammed672/
Neaumet672/
Namé672/
Namejje672/
Naimais671/
Nameehe671/
Nameich671/
Nammett671/
Neemees671/
Naumeer671/
Naumeic671/
Neymets671/
Ngaimis671/
Gnoomes671/
Neameah671/
Neameey671/
Namiche671/
Najmehr671/
Najhmie671/
Naimhed671/
Nahamme671/
Nammehe671/
Namojhe671/
Namí671/
Namuise671/
Namaaye671/
Namahei671/
Namaise671/
Ngnamed671/
Ngnamet671/
Ngamgeh671/
Ngahame671/
N'Gamme671/
Nhameed671/
Neahmeh671/
Gnamech671/
Nammeed671/
Nahmeet671/
Naimeat671/
Naummee671/
Nomeesh671/
Nemmesh670/
Neimies670/

Names Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Names in the Marathi language
नमेसnamesa-
Names in the Russian language
Намесnames-
Names in the Arabic language
ناميسnamys-
اسمانasman-
آسماءasma-
اسمينasmyn-
أسماءasma-
اسماءasma-

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Footnotes

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