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 last name Jamers is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Jamers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Jamers reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Jamers is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 45 people.

The surname Jamers is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 42,580. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 12 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Belgium it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Jamers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jamers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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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