Nams Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Nams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 67 | 1:131,977 | 7,995 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Nams (113) may also be a first name.
Nams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nams (Arabic: نامس, Russian: Намс) occurs most in Jordan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nams.
How Common Is The Last Name Nams? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nams is the 1,210,518th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Nams are found; 36 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 881,625th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 113 people.
This last name is most widespread in Jordan, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 131,977. In Jordan Nams is most numerous in: Ajloun Governorate, where 63 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 27 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 10 percent reside. Other than Jordan Nams occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Taiwan, where 7 percent reside.
Nams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nams surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namse | 89 | 390 | / |
| Naams | 89 | 13 | / |
| Naims | 89 | 8 | / |
| Nnams | 89 | 8 | / |
| Neams | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ngams | 89 | 6 | / |
| Namsh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Naums | 89 | 1 | / |
| Najms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gnamse | 80 | 525 | / |
| Namnse | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nnamse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nasims | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naamse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nems | 75 | 838 | / |
| Noms | 75 | 201 | / |
| Nans | 75 | 113 | / |
| Namz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Naemsch | 73 | 22 | / |
| Neamsch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naseems | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neems | 67 | 323 | / |
| Nanse | 67 | 249 | / |
| Namje | 67 | 142 | / |
| Nemsz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Neans | 67 | 38 | / |
| Neims | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nanns | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngans | 67 | 21 | / |
| Namze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngoms | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nehms | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nansh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nauns | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namce | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nains | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neums | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnoms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nomms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuims | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nomse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nooms | 67 | 0 | / |
Nams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nams in the Russian language | ||
| Намс | nams | - |
| Nams in the Arabic language | ||
| نامس | nams | - |
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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 Nams
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