Iames Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Iames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Iames (207) may also be a first name.

Iames Last Name Facts

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

Iames occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iames? popularity and diffusion

Iames is the 1,244,200th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Iames are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 629,010th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 207 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Iames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Iames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Iames last name rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iames Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iames surname are 42.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89.19% being registered with the political party.

Iames earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning $38,471 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijames91640/
Jiames9133/
Ihames9123/
Giames912/
Iamess910/
Iammes910/
Iame896/
Jijames831/
James801,534,502/
Eames8010,406/
Giame80543/
Yames80199/
Ihame8051/
Iomes8045/
Iamge8034/
Iamme8014/
Jiame8013/
Hiame808/
Iameh803/
Ijame803/
Iamet802/
Iamer802/
Yiame801/
Iameu801/
Jaimes73158,866/
Jammes733,916/
Hiamey73908/
Jaymes73899/
Giaime73712/
Jamees73272/
Giaume73253/
Heames73226/
Jaumes73226/
Giamei73152/
Jameus7399/
Jamies7386/
Yamese7385/
Geames7381/
Jamess7366/
Jeames7357/
Jamesh7353/
Hyames7348/
Jamese7344/
Jamets7339/
Jasmes7337/
Jjames7326/
Jaames7320/
Giamis7318/
Jiamei7316/
Jamest7315/
Iammee7314/
Ogiame7314/
Jhames7313/
Jamesd7312/
Giamey7312/
Aiyame7312/
Iheame7310/
Jamaes739/
Yiamet739/
Jamesc737/
Jahmes737/
Jamesp735/
Jameas735/
Jamesj735/
Ihamis734/
Giamme734/
Jamesr733/
Hjames733/
Jeimes733/
Hiamis732/
Jiamez732/
Jatmes732/
Giomes732/
Hihame732/
Jyames731/
Ehames731/
Yamesp731/
Yamies731/
Yiamei731/
Yoames731/
Yahmes731/
Joimes731/
Hiamed731/
Jiasme731/
I'amer731/
Jame's731/
Jamexs731/
Hiamei731/
Jaìmes731/
Jihame731/
Jiamer731/
Jiamet731/
Yaymes731/
Yamees731/
Gihame731/
Giamez731/
Eammes731/
Jameis731/
Jiamis731/
Eeames730/
Jame679,294/
Yame673,738/
Jamesse67185/
Giammei67167/
Giaimis67112/
Iama6791/
Jeammes6783/
Jameish6734/
Jameesh6725/
Iami6724/
Yahames6715/
Eame678/
Jaamets678/
Iome676/
D'James676/
Yamesse675/
Gioumes674/
Jjaames674/
Jaimess673/
Jammies673/
Iamj673/
Jaimies672/
Jhaimes672/
Jameese671/
Jameise671/
Jameshd671/
Jaymesh671/
Jaumees671/
Hihamis671/
Ogiamey671/
Jjamees671/
Iheamea671/
Huiyame671/
Iamiche671/
Jaamees671/
Jaimees671/
Jaimmes671/
Jaismes671/
Ojhames671/
Yiomese671/
Goiyame671/
Jameszz671/
Ajgomes671/
Ogiameh671/
Ihammed671/
Jamesth671/
Egiameh671/
Yiammee671/
Aiyamee671/
Jaymess671/
Jasmees671/
Iamy671/
Ihammie671/
Jamease670/

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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 Iames
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis