Ihms Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ihms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Germany841:958,39866,883
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Ihms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ihms is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihms? popularity and diffusion

Ihms is the 985,740th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Ihms are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 28 percent are found, Illinois, where 20 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States Ihms occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Ihms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ihms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ihms last name expanded 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ihms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ihms last name are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Ihms earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijhms890/
Ims861,114/
Hems751,241/
Imms75848/
Hums75366/
Ehms75313/
Gims75204/
Jims75188/
Imse75178/
Eims75105/
Hims7591/
Hyms7559/
Imsh7512/
Aims758/
Iems754/
Yims752/
Ioms751/
Imss751/
Hjms751/
Heims671,321/
Heems67333/
Haims67236/
Heyms67111/
Hemms67100/
Heams6728/
Gaims6720/
Jimms6715/
Hemsø679/
Hiems679/
Gimås677/
Gimsø676/
Goims676/
Hayms676/
Hemse675/
Himst674/
Hyoms674/
Jimse673/
Huems673/
Hoims673/
Imsse673/
Aimse673/
Himms672/
Hymse671/
Hymms671/
Gimms671/
Yimms671/
Ihhmz671/
Hemsh671/
Himsh671/
Hhyms671/
Jimsh671/

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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
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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 Ihms
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