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 in England more than any other country/territory. It may 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 widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hiams reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Hiams is most numerous in England, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Hiams is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 75 percent reside, Herefordshire, where 10 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 3 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Hiams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hiams has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hiams surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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  • 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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