In the entire world, خاميس (Khamis 
, خاميس 
, Xames 
) is a common boy's first name. The forename خاميس is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a common masculine name, Oman, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Egypt, and Nigeria. More frequently, خاميس is the last name as well as the forename.