Shames Surname
Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname
Shames Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) The Hebrew for sexton.
Shames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 850 | 1:426,422 | 36,874 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Shames (1,057) may also be a first name.
Shames Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) The Hebrew for sexton.
Shames Demographics
Average Shames Salary in
United States
$60,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shames (Hindi: शमेस, Marathi: शामेस, Russian: Шамес) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shames? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 186,661st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,213,204 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Shames live; 40 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shames is also the 246,222nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,057 people.
Shames is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 426,422. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 15 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Shames is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 35 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.
Shames Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shames surname are 38.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shames earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning R 287,184 per year; in United States they earn 40.11% more than the national average, earning $60,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $47,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shames in the Marathi language | ||
| शामेस | samesa | - |
| Shames in the Hindi language | ||
| शमेस | samesa | 50 |
| शम्स | samsa | 50 |
| Shames in the Russian language | ||
| Шамес | sames | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shames
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