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
The last name Nams (Arabic: نامس, Russian: Намс) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nams? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Nams is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Nams reside; 36 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 881,625th most frequent forename on earth, held by 113 people.
This surname is most widespread in Jordan, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 131,977. In Jordan it is most frequent in: Ajloun Governorate, where 63 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Irbid Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Not including Jordan this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.
Nams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nams last name increased 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
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- 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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