Arms Surname
Approximately 5,489 people bear this surname
Arms Surname Definition:
DIARMAID (Celtic)? God-oF-Arms
Arms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,833 | 1:74,997 | 8,603 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| Germany | 115 | 1:700,047 | 53,529 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 129 | 1:188,956 | 15,351 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 810 | 1:61,998 | 6,785 |
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
Arms Demographics
Average Arms Salary in
United States
$41,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harms | 89 | 56,940 | / |
| Garms | 89 | 2,248 | / |
| Armst | 89 | 11 | / |
| Aarms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Armse | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ahrms | 89 | 0 | / |
| Harmse | 80 | 12,147 | / |
| Haarms | 80 | 37 | / |
| Harmms | 80 | 6 | / |
| D'Arms | 80 | 3 | / |
| Haerms | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hharms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hearms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Armsth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harmsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orms | 75 | 450 | / |
| Armz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Harmsze | 73 | 20 | / |
| Harrmse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garmsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herms | 67 | 3,455 | / |
| Härms | 67 | 81 | / |
| Harmz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horms | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harmsová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ormås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gorms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ormsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erhms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohrms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harmce | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hormse | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gorhms | 60 | 0 | / |
| Hermsch | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ormz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ormx | 50 | 1 | / |
Arms Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arms in the Arabic language | ||
| أرمس | arms | - |
| ارمس | arms | - |
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