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
Vamas (Hindi: वमस, Marathi: वामस) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vamas is the 1,691,963rd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Vamas live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vamas is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 53 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 6,848,798. In India Vamas is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 97 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
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
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- 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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