Bemis Surname

75,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bemis Surname Definition:

BEMYS: Perhaps from Beamish in county Durham (in 1449 Bewmys). William Bemys was one of the burgesses of Stirling who attacked the cruives and fishings of the abbot and convent of Cambuskenneth, 1366 (Cambus., 55). See also Beumys.

Bemis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3341:57,2246,801
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Canada501:736,91258,785
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0411:24,6053,061

Bemis (96) may also be a first name.

Bemis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BEMYS: Perhaps from Beamish in county Durham (in 1449 Bewmys). William Bemys was one of the burgesses of Stirling who attacked the cruives and fishings of the abbot and convent of Cambuskenneth, 1366 (Cambus., 55). See also Beumys.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Beaumetz, in Normandy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bemis Last Name Facts

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

Bemis is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,181st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,115,668 people. The surname Bemis is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Bemis reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 96 people.

The surname Bemis is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,334 people, or 1 in 57,224. In The United States Bemis is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Washington, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Bemis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bemis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bemis last name grew 310 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bemis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bemis are 9.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Bemis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $47,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemiss91532/
Bemish91176/
Beamis91164/
Bemies9117/
Besmis9115/
Boemis914/
Beemis913/
Bemais911/
Biemis911/
Beimis910/
Beumis910/
Bemmis910/
Bemise910/
Behmis910/
Bemi891,130/
Beamish835,417/
Beemish8346/
Beamiss8341/
Bhemise832/
Bemisse832/
Bhemish831/
Beamist830/
Beumish830/
Beemiss830/
Bamis80314/
Vemis80101/
Bomis80100/
Betmi8079/
Bemoi8051/
Bemai8046/
Bimis8046/
Bemei8039/
Biemi8039/
Beemi8034/
Bemes8033/
Besmi8031/
Beumi8025/
Bemmi8018/
Wemis8015/
Bemit8013/
Beimi8011/
Beami807/
Bemie806/
Bemid805/
Bemio804/
Bhemi803/
Behmi802/
Bemic801/
Bemiy801/
Bemih801/
Hbemi801/
Bemiz800/
Beames732,437/
Biemmi731,134/
Bamiss73171/
Bhamis73127/
Beamie7379/
Bheemi7363/
Beimes7360/
Bemmes7330/
Bhomis7329/
Bemese7325/
Bamish7323/
Betmei7320/
Bomish7319/
Bomais7316/
Biemes7314/
Bethmi7310/
Bemesh7310/
Boemes738/
Bemoit737/
Betmai735/
Bhemiy734/
Bismis734/
Bhemai734/
Besmei734/
Beimys734/
Vemiss733/
Bitmis733/
Wemish732/
Beimie732/
Bemaih732/
Baymis732/
Beamoi732/
Bahmis732/
Beymys732/
Bommis731/
Behmes731/
Behmii731/
Beamai731/
Bemeit731/
Bemice731/
Bemmei731/
Beemai731/
Bhymis731/
Bhesmi731/
Betmit731/
Bamies731/
Behmih731/
Bemiey731/
Besmes731/
Bamhis731/
Bamais731/
Bamisz731/
Bemmys731/
Bhemgi731/
Boimis731/
Bomies730/
Beumys730/
Beemes730/
Bemest730/
Beemie730/
Beymes730/
Boehmisch7129/
Bema676,579/
Bimi671,603/
Beme671,001/
Vemi67178/
Weymeis6783/
Bemy6748/
Bhomish6740/
Beemesh6739/
Bhemesh6722/
Beismer6714/
Baymish6710/
Boehmes6710/
Bheemai679/
Behemie679/
Bymi675/
Bömisch674/
Bahmish673/
Bitmish672/
Bemá672/
Bohmies672/
Bajmish672/
Beimesh671/
Beemaia671/
Baimish671/
Bimishe671/
Bheemei671/
Bheymic671/
Boemmes671/
Bhamish671/
Veamish671/
Beimmie671/
Bemé671/
Bemesch671/
Bemesse671/
Beemith671/
Beheemi671/
Baheemi671/
Bahiemi671/
Bammies671/
Bamoiss671/
Bemj671/
Baymiss670/
Beemess670/
Weimeis670/
Behemes670/
Bemesst670/

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