Bems Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Bems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Latvia171:120,59117,235
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Monaco11:37,0664,748
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Bemś (13), Bemš (7) & Bēms (1) are calculated separately.

Bems (112) may also be a first name.

Bems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bems (Russian: Бэмс) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bemś, Bemš or Bēms. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bems? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bems is the 1,765,740th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Bems reside; 35 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bems is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 112 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live and Bavaria, where 19 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent live and Latvia, where 16 percent live.

Bems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bems surname contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bems are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Bems earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemś9213/
Bemš927/
Bēms921/
Beams892,607/
Beims89641/
Beems89380/
Bemsz8962/
Baems8943/
Bemse893/
Boems893/
Biems893/
Behms892/
Bem's891/
Boehms80182/
Bemsch8037/
Bheems803/
Bejmst801/
Behems800/
Bens755,213/
Boms751,297/
Bams75765/
Bims7583/
Wems7521/
Vems753/
Bjms751/
Bemz751/
Byms751/
Beemnns730/
Weems6713,993/
Bense672,797/
Beens671,911/
Benns671,171/
Bensz67624/
Baens67589/
Behns67550/
Bohms67496/
Boens67450/
Biens67176/
Bensh67143/
Beuns67113/
Weams67102/
Baams6776/
Bhens6753/
Bahms6749/
Bihms6742/
Bhams6715/
Weims6714/
Wemms6711/
Baims679/
Bamsh679/
Böhms678/
Wiems678/
Buens678/
Benæs677/
Bensø675/
Bemze674/
Bimms673/
Huems673/
Bam's672/
Weyms672/
Bioms671/
Bitms671/
Benst671/
Benıs671/
Mpems671/
Bhims671/
Behmz671/
Bimse671/
Bhoms671/
Bomsh671/
Bimsh671/
Bensì671/
Whems670/
Wemse670/
Buims670/
Buyms670/
Benss670/

Bems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bems in the Russian language
Бэмсbems-

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Footnotes

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