Hiams Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hiams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hiams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hiams is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hiams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hiams is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Hiams occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hiams reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 75 percent live, Herefordshire, where 10 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 3 percent live. Aside from England Hiams exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Hiams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hiams has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hiams surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iams89868/
Hyams803,057/
Ijams80306/
Heams8028/
Hians806/
Jiams800/
Heijamns772/
Hianse735/
Iheams732/
Cheams731/
Jheims731/
Uhioms731/
Hyamns731/
Hyhams730/
Ijhams730/
Ijiams730/
Jochims671,095/
Jams67621/
Iochims67135/
Yams6795/
Ians6743/
Eams6721/
Hiansdt6717/
Ioms671/
Chayoms671/
Jheimms671/
Yochims671/
Jachims671/
Yohamms670/

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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
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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
  • 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 Hiams
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