Names Surname
Approximately 7,812 people bear this surname
Names Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6,956 | 1:13,217 | 1,576 |
| Yemen | 516 | 1:51,212 | 4,064 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
The alternate forms: Nameš (1) & Námeš (3) are calculated separately.
Names (73,722) may also be a first name.
Names Demographics
Average Names Salary in
Colombia
$20,363,900 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
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
Names Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Names in the Marathi language | ||
| नमेस | namesa | - |
| Names in the Russian language | ||
| Намес | names | - |
| Names in the Arabic language | ||
| ناميس | namys | - |
| اسمان | asman | - |
| آسماء | asma | - |
| اسمين | asmyn | - |
| أسماء | asma | - |
| اسماء | asma | - |
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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 Names
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