Hamms Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hamms Surname User-submission:

(German, Scottish, English) The Hamms surname derives from the surname Hamm.

Hamms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Hamms (10) may also be a first name.

Hamms Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German, Scottish, English) The Hamms surname derives from the surname Hamm.

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Hamms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamms is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamms? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Hamms live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States Hamms is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and Missouri, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Hamms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hamms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamms surname expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hamms last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hamms earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hammsh919/
Hams896,216/
Amms896/
Hammsch831/
Chams802,856/
Hamse801,041/
Hamsh801,015/
Haims80236/
Ahams80220/
Haems80184/
Hamsd80133/
Hemms80100/
Khams8039/
Heams8028/
Hamss807/
Hayms806/
Homms805/
Haams802/
Hamås802/
Haums802/
Hanms801/
Hamst801/
Jamms801/
Gamms801/
Eamms800/
Ams752,442/
Khamse73418/
Hamsch73164/
Khamsh7333/
Chamss7328/
Khayms7328/
Hammje7321/
Chaims7318/
Chamse7318/
Hanmse738/
Hamshe736/
Ahamsd734/
Chasms732/
Asimms732/
Cheams731/
Aahams731/
Khamss731/
Khaims731/
Haimsh731/
Hammch731/
Hasmst731/
Hamsdd731/
Hamshd731/
Haimse730/
Homs6711,114/
Emms674,643/
Ohms671,706/
Hamz671,432/
Hems671,241/
Gams671,184/
Amse67649/
Jams67621/
Ehms67313/
Amsh67178/
Hamsová6793/
Khamsse6747/
Ayms6738/
Ahms6725/
Eams6721/
Amsz6720/
Öhms6717/
Amst6716/
Hamš6716/
Aims678/
Aams678/
Amss676/
Haemsch675/
Khamshe675/
Ammz675/
Asms675/
Atms674/
Aems673/
Amsd673/
Ajms672/
Amsj671/
Omms671/
Haamsse671/
Anms671/
Jheimms671/

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