Jams Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Jams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3021:219,94334,150
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
India161:47,941,586492,263
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Jams (3,739) may also be a first name.

Jams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jams (Hindi: जम्स, Marathi: जमेस, Oriya: େଜମସ୍) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,160th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Jams live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 115,126th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,739 people.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 219,943. In France Jams is most numerous in: Réunion, where 97 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 0 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 0 percent live. Aside from France Jams exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Jams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jams has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jams last name decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jams Last Name Statistics demography

Jams earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $51,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijams89306/
Jaims89276/
Jaems89152/
Jamse89148/
Jeams89124/
Jamsh8983/
Jayms895/
Jamst893/
Djams893/
Jyams891/
Jamms891/
Jaums891/
Jamss891/
Jahms890/
Jiams890/
Jjams890/
Jamshe8014/
Jamshd803/
Jaimse801/
Jaimsh801/
Djam's801/
Djamse801/
Jeamse801/
Ijhams800/
Ijiams800/
Sams7528,053/
Jans7516,129/
Hams756,216/
Iams75868/
Cams75305/
Zams75137/
Yams7595/
Jamz7580/
Joms7541/
Eams7521/
Jamx755/
Djamsse732/
Jassims731/
Jachims731/
Jamshsd731/
Jaemsch730/
Janse6712,806/
Jahns677,668/
Jansz676,476/
Jeans673,885/
Hyams673,057/
Chams672,856/
Samms672,732/
Hamse671,041/
Hamsh671,015/
Jaans67526/
Janss67373/
Haims67236/
Saams67136/
Hamsd67133/
Seams67131/
Saums67128/
Jhans67127/
Hamms67122/
Janns6798/
Sahms6795/
Jauns6779/
Saims6769/
Jomås6768/
Jains6766/
Zamsh6758/
Samsø6749/
Jansh6744/
Hiams6742/
Zaums6740/
Khams6739/
Jamce6734/
Heams6728/
Samsh6726/
Janås6724/
Samsz6716/
Jhoms6712/
Zamsz6711/
Ijans678/
Jamch677/
Hamss677/
Hayms676/
Zamse676/
Samss676/
Jamje675/
Djans675/
Hjans675/
Camms674/
Jians674/
Cam's674/
Joyms673/
Jaimz673/
Jaymz673/
Jeims673/
Yamse673/
Heijamns672/
Geams672/
Haams672/
Scams672/
Haums672/
Sam's672/
Hamås672/
Jaemz672/
Johms671/
Ceams671/
Jajns671/
Jgoms671/
Joums671/
Zeams671/
Yasms671/
Hamst671/
Jamnx671/
Jansø671/
Josms671/
Jomse671/
Cahms671/
Ajoms671/
Jaimx671/
Jomns671/
Jayns670/
Caums670/
Caams670/
Joems670/
Eamms670/

Jams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jams in the Oriya language
େଜମସ୍ejamas-
Jams in the Marathi language
जमेसjamesa-
Jams in the Hindi language
जम्सjamsa75
जेम्सjemsa25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jams
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