Jamers Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Jamers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2701:42,5806,966
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Jamers (45) may also be a first name.

Jamers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jamers is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jamers is the 885,573rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Jamers is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Jamers live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 45 people.

The surname Jamers is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 42,580. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 12 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Belgium it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Jamers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jamers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jamers surname fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jammers92208/
Jaemers9295/
Jamaers9211/
Jaimers924/
Jammaers86286/
Jammersh861/
Hamers836,279/
Samers83128/
Camers8321/
Jamars831/
Iamers830/
Jomers830/
Eamers830/
Hammers774,243/
Cammers77132/
Sammers77107/
Chamers7776/
Hamerse7767/
Haamers7723/
Saumers7717/
Seamers7713/
Jammars7711/
Samiers773/
Sameers772/
Samerss771/
Haumers771/
Khamers771/
Caumers770/
Haimers770/
D'Hamers71106/
Hammerås7193/
Hammerse7146/
Chaimers714/
Hamhersh714/
Chamhers713/
Chamgers713/
Chaumers712/
Hyammers711/
Hammersh711/
Chatmers710/
Chammers710/
Seammers710/
Somers6734,709/
Zomers67421/
Comers6754/
Homers6725/
Giammerse6715/
Camirs677/
Hammersch671/
Yamars671/
Hamirs671/

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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
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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 Jamers
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