Neame Surname
Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname
Neame Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the uncle' (Old English neme), gen. Neames; compare Neaves, Watmough, Bairnfather, Cousin, &c. Names of relationship will be found scattered in considerable numbers over this dictionary, v. also Uncle.
Read More About This SurnameNeame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 432 | 1:128,977 | 12,816 |
| New Zealand | 282 | 1:16,058 | 2,799 |
| Australia | 227 | 1:118,924 | 13,128 |
| Ivory Coast | 121 | 1:190,671 | 8,308 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 286 | 1:85,229 | 8,990 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Neame (75) may also be a first name.
Neame Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the uncle' (Old English neme), gen. Neames; compare Neaves, Watmough, Bairnfather, Cousin, &c. Names of relationship will be found scattered in considerable numbers over this dictionary, v. also Uncle.' In evyll tyme thou dedyst hym wronge, He ys my neme.' Halliwell.
'And angels did him gret honoure, Lo childe, he seid, this is thy neme.' ibid.
1584. Thomas Neame, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
1587. William Neames and Margaret Burton: Marriage Lic. (London).
1594-5. Buried — William Neame, in the Chauncell: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1893. Died—Richard Beale Neame, at Hastings: Daily Telegraph, Dec. 26.
(English) = Eame, Uncle (v. under Eames), with attracted N- from mine, thine.
“Uncle” in Old English. (Compare “Oom” in Afrikaans.)
Old English, neme, Uncle.
The Neames are still established in Faversham. A century ago there was a vault in Birchington church containing the remains of several members of the family of Neame of Gore - end (H.).
Neame Demographics
Average Neame Salary in
United States
$95,087 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Neame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Neame.
How Common Is The Last Name Neame? popularity and diffusion
The surname Neame is the 296,403rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. Neame occurs mostly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Neame reside; 40 percent reside in Australasia and 40 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Neame is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 75 people.
The surname Neame is most common in England, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 128,977. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 46 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 7 percent are found. Besides England Neame occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.
Neame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Neame has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Neame surname rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Neame Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Neame earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning R 215,064 per year; in United States they earn 120.37% more than the national average, earning $95,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,593 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ | alnmh | 50 |
| ﻧﻌﻤﻪ | nmh | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ | alnmt | 15 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻢ | alnm | 5 |
| ﻧﻌﻢ | nm | 5 |
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