St James Surname
Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname
St James Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 727 | 1:498,568 | 41,951 |
| Canada | 364 | 1:101,224 | 10,979 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
St James (26) may also be a first name.
St James Demographics
Average Male St James Height
176.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
St James Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name St James Come From? nationality or country of origin
St James is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name St James? popularity and diffusion
St James is the 295,398th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,644,885 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of St James reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. St James is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States St James is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
St James Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of St James has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the St James surname grew 512 percent between 1880 and 2014.
St James Last Name Statistics demography
The amount St James earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.56% more than the national average, earning R 391,056 per year; in United States they earn 23.16% more than the national average, earning $53,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,961 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pst James | 94 | 2 | / |
| Stjames | 93 | 1,009 | / |
| Soto James | 89 | 1 | / |
| St-James | 88 | 154 | / |
| Soita James | 84 | 1 | / |
| Satjamas | 75 | 6 | / |
| Soto-Jaimes | 74 | 1 | / |
| St Come | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sdjamas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sie Tjam Soi | 60 | 4 | / |
| St-Come | 53 | 10 | / |
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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 St James
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