Bemiss Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

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

Bemiss Surname Definition:

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

Bemiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:685,17854,430
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Bemiss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Bemiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bemiss is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bemiss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemiss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 587,571st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bemiss reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 685,178. In The United States Bemiss is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 13 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Bemiss occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Bemiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bemiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bemiss surname rose 302 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bemiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bemiss surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Bemiss earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beamiss9241/
Bemisse922/
Beemiss920/
Bemis916,532/
Bemish83176/
Bamiss83171/
Beamis83164/
Bemies8317/
Besmis8315/
Boemis834/
Beemis833/
Vemiss833/
Bemais831/
Biemis831/
Beimis830/
Beumis830/
Bemmis830/
Bemise830/
Behmis830/
Bemi801,130/
Beamish775,417/
Beemish7746/
Bhemise772/
Bhemish771/
Bemesse771/
Bamoiss771/
Beamist770/
Baymiss770/
Beemess770/
Beumish770/
Bemesst770/
Bamis73314/
Vemis73101/
Bomis73100/
Betmi7379/
Bemoi7351/
Bemai7346/
Bimis7346/
Bemei7339/
Biemi7339/
Beemi7334/
Bemes7333/
Besmi7331/
Beumi7325/
Bemmi7318/
Wemis7315/
Bemit7313/
Beimi7311/
Beami737/
Bemie736/
Bemid735/
Bemio734/
Bhemi733/
Behmi732/
Bemiy731/
Bemih731/
Hbemi731/
Bemiz730/
Beames672,437/
Wemyss672,217/
Biemmi671,134/
Bismes67129/
Bhamis67127/
Beamie6779/
Bheemi6763/
Beimes6760/
Bamess6754/
Bemmes6730/
Bhomis6729/
Boehmisch6729/
Bemese6725/
Bamish6723/
Betmei6720/
Bomish6719/
Bomais6716/
Biemes6714/
Bethmi6710/
Bemesh6710/
Boemes678/
Bemoit677/
Betmai675/
Bhemiy674/
Bismis674/
Bhemai674/
Besmei674/
Beimys674/
Bitmis673/
Wemish672/
Beimie672/
Bemaih672/
Baymis672/
Beamoi672/
Bahmis672/
Beymys672/
Bommis671/
Behmes671/
Behmii671/
Beamai671/
Bemeit671/
Bemice671/
Bemmei671/
Beemai671/
Bhymis671/
Bhesmi671/
Betmit671/
Bamies671/
Behmih671/
Bemiey671/
Besmes671/
Bamhis671/
Bamais671/
Bamisz671/
Bemmys671/
Bhemgi671/
Boimis671/
Bomies670/
Beumys670/
Beemes670/
Bimess670/
Bemest670/
Beemie670/
Bomess670/
Beymes670/

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Bemiss Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bemiss
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