Hyams Surname

145,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Hyams Surname Definition:

Hyam’s (Son), Hyam’s Son v. Hyam (Hebrew)

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Hyams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2401:292,30627,100
England1,1181:49,8376,190
Australia2461:109,73912,234
Israel1561:54,8577,107
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Canada461:800,99162,809
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Malta181:23,9041,289
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Panama51:782,45211,059
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5951:40,9675,176
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

Hyams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hyam’s (Son), Hyam’s Son v. Hyam (Hebrew)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Old English word hegham, which means 'enclosed dwelling'. This name comes from having lived in or beside an enclosed region.

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Hyams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hyams is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hyams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hyams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,275th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,383,888 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Hyams live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,240 people, or 1 in 292,306. In The United States Hyams is most common in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Hyams exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Hyams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hyams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hyams surname grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hyams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hyams last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hyams last name are 30.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Hyams earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning R 261,276 per year; in United States they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $51,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.43% more than the national average, earning $63,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyamns911/
Hyhams910/
Yams8995/
Hyans8073/
Hiams8042/
Heams8028/
Hyoms804/
Yamse803/
Yasms801/
Jyams801/
Yatims734/
Yamshe734/
Yacims734/
Iheams732/
Cheams731/
Ijhams730/
Yans671,000/
Iams67868/
Jams67621/
Yoms6775/
Jochyms6724/
Eams6721/
Yamz6711/
Yamx674/
Yatimsh673/
Chayoms671/
Yohamms670/

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