Jeams Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jeams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
India141:54,790,384527,769
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Liberia61:734,75629,369
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Jeams (821) may also be a first name.

Jeams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeams (Oriya: େଜମସ୍) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jeams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Jeams is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Jeams reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jeams is also the 285,218th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 821 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Jeams is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 21 percent are found, Kogi, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Honduras, where 6 percent are found.

Jeams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeams has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeamse911/
Jems893,627/
Jams89621/
Eams8921/
Jeans803,885/
Ejams80382/
Ijams80306/
Jaims80276/
Jaems80152/
Jamse80148/
Seams80131/
Jamsh8083/
Djems8054/
Jeems8043/
Jemse8038/
Heams8028/
Ejems8010/
Jemsh809/
Jemms806/
Jayms805/
Jem's804/
Jeims803/
Jamst803/
Djams803/
Yeams802/
Geams802/
Jyams801/
Jyems801/
Ceams801/
Jemss801/
Jamms801/
Jaums801/
Zeams801/
Jemsz801/
Ijems801/
Jamss801/
Jemns801/
Jahms800/
Jiams800/
Jjams800/
Joems800/
Eamms800/
Ems751,445/
Jhemse73594/
Jayims73231/
Jeyims73114/
Hjemås7348/
Jamshe7314/
Yejams738/
Jamshd733/
Jeanse733/
Iheams732/
Djemse732/
Jayams731/
Cheams731/
Jaimse731/
Jaimsh731/
Yeamms731/
Jemsch731/
Djam's731/
Djamse731/
Djemss731/
Jheims731/
Ijhams730/
Ijiams730/
Sams6728,053/
Jans6716,129/
Hams676,216/
Emms674,643/
Jens673,490/
Gems671,568/
Hems671,241/
Iams67868/
Eans67351/
Cams67305/
Sems67244/
Jims67188/
Yems67149/
Zams67137/
Emsh67122/
Yams6795/
Jamz6780/
Joggems6777/
Joms6741/
Zems6729/
Jemz6713/
Emås6711/
Jamx675/
Iems674/
Jayeems673/
Cems673/
Jyms673/
Emss672/
Djamsse672/
Jeansch671/
Jassims671/
Jeyeems671/
Jessyms671/
Jachims671/
Jheimms671/
Jamshsd671/
Jiejans671/
Siejams671/
Emsø671/
Jaggems671/
Emsj671/
Cjms671/
Jeann's671/
Hjms671/
Jaemsch670/

Jeams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeams in the Oriya language
େଜମସ୍ejamas-

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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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  • 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 Jeams
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