Hiams Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Hiams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Hiams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiams is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hiams.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiams? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hiams live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Hiams is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 75 percent are found, Herefordshire, where 10 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 3 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Hiams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hiams has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hiams last name grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iams | 89 | 868 | / |
| Hyams | 80 | 3,057 | / |
| Ijams | 80 | 306 | / |
| Heams | 80 | 28 | / |
| Hians | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jiams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Heijamns | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hianse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iheams | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cheams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jheims | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhioms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyamns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyhams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ijhams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ijiams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jochims | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Jams | 67 | 621 | / |
| Iochims | 67 | 135 | / |
| Yams | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ians | 67 | 43 | / |
| Eams | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hiansdt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ioms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayoms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheimms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yochims | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jachims | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohamms | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hiams
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis