Ciems Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ciems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Ciems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ciems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ciems is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ciems? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ciems is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ciems occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Ciems are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequent in Latvia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent live and Vidzeme, where 50 percent live. Barring Latvia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Ciems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ciems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ciems surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cims | 89 | 28 | / |
| Cems | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ziems | 80 | 1,820 | / |
| Chems | 80 | 630 | / |
| Caims | 80 | 25 | / |
| Cimms | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chims | 80 | 19 | / |
| Csems | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ciens | 80 | 3 | / |
| Csims | 80 | 3 | / |
| Czims | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cemms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceems | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceams | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cimsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coims | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chimse | 73 | 238 | / |
| Ziehms | 73 | 83 | / |
| Chemse | 73 | 34 | / |
| Chaims | 73 | 18 | / |
| Chemss | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chimms | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cheems | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sciens | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chemsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cens | 67 | 318 | / |
| Cins | 67 | 186 | / |
| Zims | 67 | 145 | / |
| Cyms | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zems | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chemsse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chehems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cjms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchemse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemsova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ciems
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