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 is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iames? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iames is the 1,244,200th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Iames reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Iames is also the 629,010th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 207 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States Iames is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 25 percent reside, Ohio, where 18 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Iames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Iames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Iames last name increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iames Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iames last name are 42.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.19% registered to vote for the 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