Arms Surname

87,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Arms Surname Definition:

DIARMAID (Celtic)? God-oF-Arms

Arms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8331:74,9978,603
Australia1351:199,96819,617
England1291:431,92329,000
Germany1151:700,04753,529
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
India241:31,961,058386,265
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8101:61,9986,785

Arms (112) may also be a first name.

Arms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DIARMAID (Celtic)? God-oF-Arms

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Arms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arms (Arabic: أرمس) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arms.

How Common Is The Last Name Arms? popularity and diffusion

Arms is the 87,623rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,327,664 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Arms are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 885,979th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 112 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,833 people, or 1 in 74,997. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Arms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arms are 14.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arms earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning R 194,772 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.82% less than the national average, earning $38,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harms8956,940/
Garms892,248/
Armst8911/
Aarms891/
Armse890/
Ahrms890/
Harmse8012,147/
Haarms8037/
Harmms806/
D'Arms803/
Haerms802/
Hharms801/
Hearms801/
Armsth801/
Harmsh800/
Orms75450/
Armz751/
Erms751/
Harmsze7320/
Harrmse731/
Garmsch731/
Herms673,455/
Härms6781/
Harmz676/
Horms674/
Harmsová674/
Ormås674/
Gorms672/
Ormsz671/
Erhms671/
Ohrms670/
Harmce601/
Hormse601/
Gorhms600/
Hermsch551/
Ormz501/
Ormx501/

Arms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arms in the Arabic language
أرمسarms-
ارمسarms-

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