Hyms Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Hyms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hyms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Hyms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hyms is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hyms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hyms is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. Hyms occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Hyms live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Excluding Iraq this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Ukraine, where 20 percent reside.

Hyms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hyms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hyms Last Name Statistics demography

Hyms earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heyms89111/
Hymns8970/
Hayms896/
Hyoms894/
Hhyms891/
Hymse891/
Hymms891/
Yms864/
Khayms8028/
Hems751,241/
Ehms75313/
Ihms75261/
Hims7591/
Yoms7575/
Ayms7538/
Hyns7526/
Eyms7516/
Jyms753/
Ymse752/
Hymx752/
Yims752/
Hjms751/
Ysms751/
Ymsd751/
Hymz751/
Heyns678,308/
Heims671,321/
Chems67630/
Heems67333/
Haims67236/
Hayns67208/
Hemms67100/
Hynst6771/
Huyns6738/
Hoyns6738/
Heams6728/
Chims6719/
Khems6712/
Hemsø679/
Hiems679/
Hemns678/
Hemse675/
Jayms675/
Himst674/
Hoims673/
Joyms673/
Hynås672/
Himms672/
Hynse671/
Hymzp671/
Yimms671/
Hymnz671/
Himsh671/
Hemsh671/
Ijhms670/
Himns670/

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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 Hyms
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