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    The surname Khamis

    A surname, carried by 745 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K520

    Khamis: #31,150 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Khamis #31,150, 745 people Khamis: #31,150 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Khamis #31,150, 745 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khamis is more common than 80.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 745 people named Khamis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 414,424 Americans. That is up 67% since 2000, when the Census counted 446.

    #31,150
    rank among US surnames
    745
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +67%
    change since 2000 (was #45,227)

    Who is named Khamis

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Khamis identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Two or more races 5.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Khamiss

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Imad Khamis
      67. Prime Minister of Syria, born 1961
    • Ali Khamis
      Bahraini hurdler, born 1995
    • Leena Khamis
      Association football player, born 1986
    • Abbas Ahmed Khamis
      Bahraini footballer, born 1983
    • Aadam Ismaeel Khamis
      Bahraini-Kenyan long-distance runner, born 1989

    Notable Khamiss come mostly from Bahrain (2), Syria (1) and Australia (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Khamis?
    745 people in the United States had the surname Khamis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 414,424 Americans. It ranked 31,150th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Khamis?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Khamis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Khamis?
    Imad Khamis, 67. Prime Minister of Syria, followed by Ali Khamis.
    Where is the surname Khamis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Khamis in Bahrain, Syria and Australia and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Khamis getting more or less common?
    More common. 446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 745 in 2010, up 67%.