Alms Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Alms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9371:386,82934,050
Germany5271:152,76218,298
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Alms (55) may also be a first name.

Alms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alms (Oriya: ଅଲମାସ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alms? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,621st most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Alms live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 55 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 386,829. In The United States Alms is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 25 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Alms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alms surname increased 621 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Alms last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alms last name are 22.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.58% registered to vote for the party.

Alms earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,490 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Almås89983/
Halms8944/
Galms8911/
Almse899/
Almst892/
Al'ms891/
Aelms891/
Ealms890/
Almsht8079/
Almsøe806/
Ahlmås804/
Healms802/
Almstd801/
Halmse801/
Halmsh801/
Hallms800/
Elms758,714/
Olms75518/
Almz758/
Almx751/
Helms6751,546/
Holms67923/
Ohlms67445/
Ellms6767/
Golms6765/
Olmås6749/
Almåsstø676/
Almjd675/
Uilms671/
Ojlms671/
Oulms671/
Almze671/
Hölms671/
Elmss671/
Almch671/
Elmms671/
Almış670/

Alms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alms in the Oriya language
ଅଲମାସalamasa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alms
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