Armes Surname

84,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Armes Surname Definition:

(English) 1 From a trade-sign of an Arm or Arms. Or a nickname. [Old Englishe)arm] 2 Poor, Wretched. [Old English e)arm]

Armes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7241:97,33110,854
England1,1641:47,8686,001
Canada2061:178,86217,839
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Peru1021:311,60911,458
Germany921:875,05962,702
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Wales141:221,03813,576
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Panama51:782,45211,059
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4491:54,2886,497
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:118,72011,620

The alternate forms: Armés (48) are calculated separately.

Armes (122) may also be a first name.

Armes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 From a trade-sign of an Arm or Arms. Or a nickname. [Old Englishe)arm] 2 Poor, Wretched. [Old English e)arm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Name from Canary Islands.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Geoffry Arme or Armatus occurs in Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The arms of this family are preserved by Robson. Guido de Arm occurs 13th cent. (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Harms; from the Dutch, Armes; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Armes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Armes (Hindi: अर्मेस) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as: Armés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,411th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,272,934 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Armes reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Armes is also the 844,248th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 122 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,724 people, or 1 in 97,331. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 17 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Armes exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Armes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Armes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Armes surname grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Armes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Armes last name are 19.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Armes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,679 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $56,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armés9348/
Harmes912,068/
Armesh91289/
Garmes91283/
Aermes9161/
Armees917/
Armies915/
Armeas914/
Atrmes913/
Armese912/
Armess912/
Earmes911/
Aarmes911/
Armets911/
Armeus911/
Arhmes910/
Arme89597/
Harmesh8315/
Hairmes837/
Harmese834/
Earmest833/
Harmess833/
Armeits832/
Garmesh832/
Hearmes831/
Harmees831/
Harmies831/
Aarmesh831/
D'Armes831/
Armeesr831/
Armesse831/
Earmeas831/
Armeesh831/
Garmess830/
Armer803,638/
Armet801,521/
Ormes801,467/
Ermes801,239/
Armea801,106/
Armis80735/
Armey80544/
Armed80356/
Armeh80211/
Armie80178/
Harme80144/
Garme80137/
Armee8034/
Armei8025/
Armez8023/
Armys8015/
Aurme807/
Armée805/
Armeu803/
Arzme803/
Armme801/
Hermes7327,586/
Harmer7312,881/
Hormes732,938/
Harmey73311/
Armeih73215/
Garmey73209/
Ormeus73201/
Harmis73117/
Armett73108/
Airmet73107/
Gormes7387/
Armish7371/
Harmet7366/
Armist7346/
Armmer7340/
Harmed7333/
Armije7332/
Armais7329/
Garmez7323/
Ermeus7322/
Harmei7319/
Armerz7315/
Harmez7313/
Ermesh7312/
Ermies7311/
Garmei7310/
Earmme736/
Garmee736/
Garmis735/
Armise734/
Ormesh734/
Armeez734/
Armece734/
Armiez733/
Harmie733/
Armeit733/
Ermesz733/
Harmeu733/
Arhmed733/
Aarmer732/
Oirmes732/
Armice732/
Armays732/
Garmys732/
Armois732/
Hearme731/
Garhme731/
Harmea731/
Armeer731/
Armiss731/
Armmed731/
Armedh731/
Harmme731/
Ermess731/
Asrmeh731/
Armios731/
Armmie731/
Aireme731/
Harmee731/
Harmex731/
Hairme731/
Earmer730/
Earmis730/
Armeat730/
Armoys730/
Armeshova711/
Arma6711,464/
Orme6710,024/
Armi672,401/
Army671,184/
D'Ermes67142/
Hermesz67134/
Hermesh6772/
Harmeet6751/
Harmetz6749/
Harmihs6739/
Harmmer6721/
Hormese6719/
Harmieh6717/
Harmice6714/
Hormess6713/
Harmmed6713/
Hormesh6712/
Harmeed6710/
Hormeus6710/
Harmeah679/
Harmysh679/
Armiche678/
Hermies677/
Hormees675/
Hormies675/
Harmios674/
Hermmes674/
Harmett673/
Garmysh673/
Garmish673/
Harmish673/
Harmois673/
Armisse673/
Armé673/
Hermess672/
Harmeer672/
Harrmer671/
Gormesh671/
Aarmeer671/
Arrmeth671/
Armeich671/
Arhmmed671/
Aurmios671/
Harmech671/
Armê671/
Hermeus671/
Garmais671/
Armoise671/
Armă671/
Ajrmeer671/
Arzmeeh671/
Armaish671/
Armeche671/
Garmeiz671/
Harmise670/
Earmist670/
Harmiss670/

Armes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Armes in the Hindi language
अर्मेसarmesa-

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