St James Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

St James Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

St James Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7271:498,56841,951
Canada3641:101,22410,979
England631:884,41445,970
Australia621:435,41534,362
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

St James (26) may also be a first name.

St James Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name St James Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name St James is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of St James click here.

How Common Is The Last Name St James? popularity and diffusion

The surname St James is the 295,398th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,644,885 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of St James are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. St James is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname St James is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States St James is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

St James Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of St James has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the St James last name rose 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pst James942/
Stjames931,009/
Soto James891/
St-James88154/
Soita James841/
Satjamas756/
Soto-Jaimes741/
St Come6717/
Sdjamas671/
Sie Tjam Soi604/
St-Come5310/

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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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  • 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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