Hams Surname

78,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Australia

Hams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,5931:35,4553,714
Australia1,3821:19,5342,710
United States7721:469,50639,946
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
South Africa3161:171,44819,021
England2551:218,50218,526
Netherlands1371:123,26419,295
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Cambodia481:322,6493,598
Chile291:607,46514,668
Yemen191:1,390,80512,068
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Wales111:281,32115,850
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France51:13,284,544357,392
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:134,27512,787

The alternate forms: Hamš (16) are calculated separately.

Hams (35,682) may also be a first name.

Hams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hams (Arabic: همصه, Hindi: हम्स) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Hamš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hams is the 78,555th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,172,385 people. Hams occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Hams live; 42 percent live in North Africa and 42 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Hams is also the 24,371st most frequently used forename on earth, held by 35,682 people.

Hams is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,593 people, or 1 in 35,455. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Hams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hams has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 206 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hams last name are 4.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Hams earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning R 210,996 per year and in United States they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning $35,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamš9216/
Chams892,856/
Hamse891,041/
Hamsh891,015/
Haims89236/
Ahams89220/
Haems89184/
Hamsd89133/
Hamms89122/
Khams8939/
Heams8928/
Hamss897/
Hayms896/
Hamns893/
Haams892/
Haums892/
Hamås892/
Hamst891/
Ams862,442/
Khamse80418/
Hamsch80164/
Khamsh8033/
Khayms8028/
Chamss8028/
Chamse8018/
Chaims8018/
Hammsh809/
Hamshe806/
Ahamsd804/
Chasms802/
Hasmst801/
Cheams801/
Khaims801/
Khamss801/
Aahams801/
Haimsh801/
Hamsdd801/
Hamshd801/
Haimse800/
Hans7552,676/
Homs7511,114/
Ohms751,706/
Hamz751,432/
Hems751,241/
Gams751,184/
Amse75649/
Jams75621/
Ehms75313/
Amsh75178/
Ayms7538/
Ahms7525/
Eams7521/
Amsz7520/
Öhms7517/
Amst7516/
Aims758/
Aams758/
Amss756/
Amms756/
Asms755/
Atms754/
Aems753/
Amsd753/
Ajms752/
Amsj751/
Hamsová7393/
Khamsse7347/
Chatims7310/
Haemsch735/
Khamshe735/
Chamnss732/
Hammsch731/
Haamsse731/
Hanse6732,068/
Hamze677,264/
Hansd673,441/
Hains673,246/
Hansh671,834/
Heans671,666/
Hanns671,492/
Heims671,321/
Haans671,282/
Khoms67993/
Hanss67871/
Chans67717/
Khans67624/
Hauns67473/
Hansz67415/
Chautems67339/
Heems67333/
Oehms67298/
Hanst67283/
Jaims67276/
Hamzh67270/
Khamz67211/
Hayns67208/
Jeams67124/
Heyms67111/
Hemms67100/
Homse67100/
Gamss6792/
Jamsh6783/
Hamje6764/
Aamås6760/
Choms6756/
Hahns6727/
Hansø6726/
Gaims6720/
Hamzt6720/
Houms6714/
Hanås6712/
Atems6711/
Homss6711/
Aamsh6710/
Amshe679/
Gahms679/
Ahans679/
Hamch679/
Hemsø679/
Hanæs679/
Hooms678/
Amsjø677/
Gaums676/
Amsse675/
Jayms675/
Homms675/
Hjans675/
Hamce674/
Hoims673/
Aimse673/
Hamzd673/
Chamz672/
Asims672/
Haamz672/
Jamms671/
Jaums671/
Hoems671/
Hgans671/
Hansp671/
Attms671/
Gamms671/
Ahamz671/
Hajns671/
Amssh671/
Asems671/
Hemsh671/
Aajms671/
Jamss671/
Ajmse671/
Ahamx671/
Amstt670/
Chattems670/
Aumse670/
Gohms670/
Ohmss670/
Eamms670/
Aaams670/

Hams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hams in the Hindi language
हम्सhamsa-
Hams in the Arabic language
همصهhmsh-
همسhms-

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