Humes Surname

49,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Humes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hulme.' There are several townships so called in Lancashire, and Cheshire, the meaning is the same as Holm, which see, and compare Home and Hume: in both cases the 'l' is elided.

Ralph de la Hume, Norfolk, 1273.

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Humes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5821:47,8055,792
England6591:84,5499,288
Belize6171:576112
Bahamas5681:690137
Jamaica2601:11,0381,161
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Australia841:321,37727,634
Israel671:127,72613,864
Panama671:58,3922,702
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Scotland401:93,5804,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9011:26,4173,246

The alternate forms: Humeš (39) are calculated separately.

Humes (118) may also be a first name.

Humes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hulme.' There are several townships so called in Lancashire, and Cheshire, the meaning is the same as Holm, which see, and compare Home and Hume: in both cases the 'l' is elided.

Ralph de la Hume, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Hulme, of Stockport, 1610: Wills at Cheater (1545-1620).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Hulmes, Holmes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on a river island or plot of land enclosed by a bend in a stream; dweller near a holly tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An ancient village and fortress in Berwickshire. The Homes or Humes were descended from the famous earls of Dunbar, and through them from Gospatrick, earl of Northumberland, and the Saxon monarchs of England.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Humes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humes (Hindi: हुमेस, Marathi: हुमेस, Oriya: ହୁେମସ) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Humeš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Humes is the 49,783rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 705,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Humes live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 118 people.

The surname Humes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,582 people, or 1 in 47,805. In The United States Humes is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Belize, where 6 percent are found.

Humes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Humes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 399 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 354 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Humes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Humes surname is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Humes are 11.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Humes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $55,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humeš9339/
Houmes91437/
Hummes91341/
Humesh9122/
Huemes9114/
Humeas918/
Chumes915/
Huimes911/
Humess911/
Humese911/
Khumes911/
Hume8929,099/
Umes89116/
Chuimes8380/
Chaumes8371/
Houmesh8310/
Humesjs835/
Chumeis833/
Haumese831/
Chumess831/
Khoumes831/
Khumges831/
Heumess830/
Heumeus830/
Chume8016,491/
Himes8011,929/
Homes806,038/
Umesh805,681/
Humer805,544/
Humez802,217/
Humed801,811/
Humme80892/
Humet80342/
Jumes80315/
Gumes80248/
Umets80194/
Khume80159/
Umees80132/
Ohume80126/
Eumes8072/
Houme8064/
Humis8053/
Ahume8041/
Haume8031/
Heume8029/
Umese8029/
Humei8023/
Ihmes8023/
Humys8013/
Humeu8010/
Humie809/
Umehs807/
Humee805/
Usmes805/
Humea804/
Umess803/
Aumes802/
Humey801/
Humje801/
Ummes801/
Huime801/
Umeis801/
Umest801/
Hhume801/
Huhme800/
Humesova772/
Khoumess771/
Houmeiss771/
Houmesse771/
Chaumess770/
Ume7510,714/
Hummer737,968/
Houmed737,053/
Hommes733,003/
Haumer731,647/
Houmey731,440/
Chaume731,104/
Humetz73347/
Heumer73302/
Chumei73253/
Chumee73230/
Jaumes73226/
Heumez73177/
Hoomes73164/
Khumme73148/
Himmes73123/
Homesh73104/
Husmer7393/
Houmis7376/
Himesh7374/
Khaume7359/
Choume7356/
Chumis7350/
Haumea7349/
Haumey7349/
Chumer7343/
Humech7343/
Humeed7336/
Jummes7334/
Humeid7332/
Khoume7327/
Humhej7327/
Huimei7325/
Hummed7321/
Chomes7320/
Gaumes7319/
Haumet7319/
Heumeu7318/
Humeha7318/
Chumet7317/
Houmei7317/
Humeer7316/
Houmea7313/
Hiemes7312/
Homies7312/
Houmer7311/
Humais7310/
Cheume738/
Homess737/
Aumeus737/
Huimer737/
Gummes736/
Goumes736/
Hummet736/
Chumey735/
Houmie735/
Jumesh734/
Chhume734/
Chumie734/
Houmme734/
Usmese733/
Oumesh733/
Chuime733/
Chumys733/
Ausmes732/
Oumess732/
Umeise732/
Himeus732/
Huhmer732/
Huimee732/
Khumee732/
Chumed731/
Haumed731/
Humerz731/
Humhey731/
Hummie731/
Gumesh731/
Ummesh731/
Uumesh731/
Houmet731/
Chumex731/
Houmhe731/
Huëmer731/
Husmed731/
Huimed731/
Humish731/
Hummee731/
Heumie731/
Joumes731/
Jumejs731/
Ummees731/
Ummese731/
D'Hume731/
Aumees731/
Aumets731/
Chumej731/
Umeshp731/
Himies730/
Hummis730/
Himeis730/
Hummec730/
Choumetse711/
Khaumeshe711/
Hummetsch710/
Umer67210,731/
Umeh6786,183/
Home6721,833/
Huma6716,540/
Usme674,436/
Imes673,331/
Chaumet673,131/
Oume672,781/
Umei671,689/
Umme671,613/
Gume671,266/
Aume671,003/
Eume67980/
Omes67894/
Jume67876/
Humă67411/
Umed67395/
Umet67395/
Umis67255/
Humi67246/
Umea67203/
Umez67134/
Ausmees67133/
Houmeid67123/
Haumeer67112/
Umee6798/
Khummee6790/
Chummie6761/
Utme6748/
Choumis6743/
Umhe6741/
Chaumer6740/
Umey6737/
Chummee6732/
Uusmees6732/
Humy6730/
Umie6729/
Uhme6726/
Chuimer6721/
Chummer6720/
Umec6720/
Hommies6718/
Khumais6714/
Oumeish6712/
Umex6712/
Chumeid6711/
Houmett679/
Khumysh679/
Hummeid678/
Joumees678/
Housmer677/
Khumise677/
Houmeyd676/
Gummess676/
Uime676/
Uume676/
Humé676/
Haummer676/
Chummey675/
Humj675/
Ummhesh674/
Choumer674/
Khoumis674/
Umep673/
Chaumie673/
Uusmets673/
Umje673/
Chuymee673/
Chumead673/
Humaish672/
Choumet672/
Choumey672/
Goumeas672/
Umys672/
Hummett671/
Choumed671/
Chommes671/
Chhumey671/
Jaumees671/
Haumeed671/
Jeumesh671/
Houmehr671/
Huitmea671/
Heummer671/
Chumett671/
Gumesch671/
Umej671/
Hausmer671/
Himesch671/
Huttmer671/
Khoumey671/
Chuimeh671/
Chuimez671/
Chaumès671/
Cheumeu671/
Uyme671/
Umeu671/
Umge671/
Chuimee671/
Choumee671/
Homesch671/
Khumyos671/
Chusmer670/
Houtmer670/
Hummeet670/
Chumeth670/
Chaumey670/
Houmead670/
Hommess670/

Humes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Humes in the Oriya language
ହୁେମସhuemasa-
Humes in the Marathi language
हुमेसhumesa-
Humes in the Hindi language
हुमेसhumesa75
हूमेसhumesa25

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