Vamas Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Vamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Vamas (53) may also be a first name.
Vamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vamas (Hindi: वमस, Marathi: वामस) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vamas.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,691,963rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Vamas reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vamas is also the 1,366,219th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 53 people.
The last name Vamas is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 6,848,798. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 97 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Barring India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vamas in the Hindi language | ||
| वमस | vamasa | - |
| Vamas in the Marathi language | ||
| वामस | vamasa | - |
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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 Vamas
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