Pames Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Pames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Pames (131) may also be a first name.
Pames Demographics
Average Pames Salary in
United States
$18,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pames (Hindi: पमेस) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pames.
How Common Is The Last Name Pames? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Pames is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Pames live; 48 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 811,108th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 131 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Pames is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 81 percent live, West New Britain, where 14 percent live and Morobe, where 2 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 16 percent live.
Pames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pames surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pames Last Name Statistics demography
Pames earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.12% less than the national average, earning $18,071 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pames in the Hindi language | ||
| पमेस | pamesa | 33.33 |
| पमेश | pamesa | 33.33 |
| पामेस | pamesa | 33.33 |
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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 Pames
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