Xame Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Xame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Xame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xame is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Xame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xame? popularity and diffusion

The last name Xame is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Xame reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Xame is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Free State, where 23 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Xame Last Name Statistics demography

Xame earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.23% less than the national average, earning R 84,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xhame8970/
Xamed897/
Xames892/
Xaime891/
Xgame891/
Xam861,585/
Xammer802/
Same7515,460/
Zame752,892/
Xama75168/
Xamh75138/
Nxam7572/
Gxam7522/
Xami755/
Xime754/
Xaim753/
Xham752/
Xome751/
Xamd751/
Xjam751/
Xasm751/
Sameh67101,001/
Siame6761,722/
Samer6750,723/
Samej677,861/
Samie677,695/
Samee677,579/
Samet676,783/
Shame674,518/
Chame674,389/
Samed674,333/
Sames671,885/
Samey671,605/
Samea671,597/
Samme671,482/
Zaime671,254/
Zamee67965/
Saime67799/
Samei67550/
Saume67438/
Zamea67340/
Samez67247/
Çamer67206/
Xhama67159/
Saame67157/
Sameš67143/
Seame67124/
Samje67118/
Sayme6772/
Sahme6749/
Ngxam6745/
Samge6733/
Zamme6732/
Sameć6731/
Zeame6728/
Gcame6723/
Xamis6719/
Zaame6719/
Zamei6716/
Sameu6711/
Ximei6710/
Zamey679/
Ccame679/
Sameľ679/
Zaume678/
Xhami676/
Sağme676/
Xhime675/
Sasme675/
Xamma675/
Xheme675/
Samep674/
Nxome674/
Nxami674/
Hzame673/
Zaïme672/
Samhe672/
Zahme672/
Satme672/
Xammy671/
Zayme671/
Xzama671/
Xamid671/
Jsame671/
Xomie671/
Sameş671/
Sameș671/
Saïme671/
Gxama671/
Xajmy671/
Kcame671/
Şamer671/
Xaima671/
Ximea671/
Kjame671/
Kkxam671/
Gxajm671/

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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 Xame
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