Iams Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Iams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 847 | 1:427,933 | 36,971 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 247 | 1:203,315 | 17,632 |
Iams (25) may also be a first name.
Iams Demographics
Iams Political Affiliation
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Iams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iams is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iams? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 403,960th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Iams are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Iams is also the 2,136,160th most common first name globally It is held by 25 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 427,933. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 17 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.
Iams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Iams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Iams surname grew 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Iams Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Iams are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.8% being registered to vote for the party.
Iams earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,973 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijams | 89 | 306 | / |
| Hiams | 89 | 42 | / |
| Jiams | 89 | 0 | / |
| Iheams | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ijhams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ijiams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jams | 75 | 621 | / |
| Yams | 75 | 95 | / |
| Ians | 75 | 43 | / |
| Eams | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ioms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyams | 67 | 3,057 | / |
| Jaims | 67 | 276 | / |
| Jamse | 67 | 148 | / |
| Jeams | 67 | 124 | / |
| Jamsh | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ieans | 67 | 52 | / |
| Heams | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ianse | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gians | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ijans | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hians | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jayms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iahns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jians | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jamst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeims | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihans | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heijamns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geams | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaums | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eamms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jjams | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jahms | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Iams
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