Ims Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ims Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from the nick. Em changed to Im. Thus Imeson is but a variant of Empson, which see, Im or Imm of Emm or Emme, and Ims or Imms of Emms, which see. There cannot be a doubt about this derivation; compare Ibbett and Ebbetts or Izard and Ezard.

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Ims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3711:13,8611,597
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
India1381:5,558,445134,139
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
England731:763,26141,903
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Australia331:818,05251,601
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France31:22,140,907385,998
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Ims (110) may also be a first name.

Ims Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from the nick. Em changed to Im. Thus Imeson is but a variant of Empson, which see, Im or Imm of Emm or Emme, and Ims or Imms of Emms, which see. There cannot be a doubt about this derivation; compare Ibbett and Ebbetts or Izard and Ezard. With the American Impson, compare Thompson or Simpson.

1574. Married — William Kelsea and Isabell Imme: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1742. — -John Imeson and Sarah Read: St. George, Hanover Square.

1794. — Josiah Wheeler and Frances Imeson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1802. — George Imms and Elizabeth Wilson: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Ims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ims (Arabic: ئمس) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ims? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,050th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,541,783 people. Ims is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Ims live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 110 people.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 13,861. In Norway Ims is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Beside Norway it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Ims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ims surname increased 870 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 406 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ims Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ims are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ims earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.06% more than the national average, earning 567,763 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.41% more than the national average, earning $54,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $40,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imms86848/
Ihms86261/
Gims86204/
Jims86188/
Imse86178/
Eims86105/
Hims8691/
Imsh8612/
Aims868/
Iems864/
Yims862/
Ioms861/
Imss861/
Heims751,321/
Haims75236/
Gaims7520/
Esims7516/
Jimms7515/
Hiems759/
Gimås757/
Goims756/
Gimsø756/
Himst754/
Icims753/
Imsse753/
Aimse753/
Hoims753/
Jimse753/
Isims752/
Himms752/
Items751/
Gimms751/
Himsh751/
Yimms751/
Icems751/
Jimsh751/
Himns750/
Ijhms750/
Ems671,445/
Ins67446/
Imz67165/
Heimst67114/
Ums6780/
Heijms6743/
Jms6738/
Yms674/
Imx673/
Heimsh672/
Hgim's671/
Himsch671/
Jimshe671/
Essims671/
Haimsh671/
Haimse670/

Ims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ims in the Arabic language
ئمسyms-

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