Ams Surname
Approximately 2,442 people bear this surname
Ams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Germany | 273 | 1:294,892 | 30,449 |
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| Australia | 88 | 1:306,769 | 26,711 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Ukraine | 52 | 1:875,436 | 85,376 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Ams (3,290) may also be a first name.
Ams Demographics
Average Male Ams Height
180.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ams (Hindi: शम्स) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ams? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 175,427th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,984,253 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Ams are found; 28 percent are found in West Asia and 28 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Ams is also the 124,757th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 3,290 people.
The last name Ams is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 45,645. Excluding Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
Ams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ams last name increased 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ams Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ams are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.06% registered with the political party.
Ams earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,198 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hams | 86 | 6,216 | / |
| Gams | 86 | 1,184 | / |
| Amse | 86 | 649 | / |
| Amsh | 86 | 178 | / |
| Ayms | 86 | 38 | / |
| Ahms | 86 | 25 | / |
| Eams | 86 | 21 | / |
| Amsz | 86 | 20 | / |
| Amst | 86 | 16 | / |
| Aams | 86 | 8 | / |
| Aims | 86 | 8 | / |
| Amms | 86 | 6 | / |
| Amss | 86 | 6 | / |
| Asms | 86 | 5 | / |
| Atms | 86 | 4 | / |
| Amsd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aems | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ajms | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amsj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamse | 75 | 1,041 | / |
| Hamsh | 75 | 1,015 | / |
| Haims | 75 | 236 | / |
| Ahams | 75 | 220 | / |
| Haems | 75 | 184 | / |
| Hamsd | 75 | 133 | / |
| Hamms | 75 | 122 | / |
| Gamss | 75 | 92 | / |
| Aamås | 75 | 60 | / |
| Heams | 75 | 28 | / |
| Gaims | 75 | 20 | / |
| Atems | 75 | 11 | / |
| Aamsh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Amshe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gahms | 75 | 9 | / |
| Amsjø | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hamss | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gaums | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hayms | 75 | 6 | / |
| Amsse | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hamns | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aimse | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hamås | 75 | 2 | / |
| Asims | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haums | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haams | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hamst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Attms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajmse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aajms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asems | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amssh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amstt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Aumse | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eamms | 75 | 0 | / |
| Aaams | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ans | 67 | 4,125 | / |
| Oms | 67 | 2,079 | / |
| Ems | 67 | 1,445 | / |
| Amz | 67 | 480 | / |
| Ausems | 67 | 303 | / |
| Hamsch | 67 | 164 | / |
| Attems | 67 | 84 | / |
| Achims | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hammsh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amx | 67 | 8 | / |
| Assems | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamshe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahamsd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Attims | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amsova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aahams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnæss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamsdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamshd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasmst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Außems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atimse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamsdt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haimse | 67 | 0 | / |
Ams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ams in the Hindi language | ||
| शम्स | samsa | - |
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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 Ams
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