Jems Surname

125,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5341:500,04325,188
Nigeria1,1731:151,0179,579
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Pakistan1701:1,050,84613,360
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Honduras141:629,7463,754
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England71:7,959,723202,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Jems (16,194) may also be a first name.

Jems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jems (Georgian: ჯემს, Hindi: जेम्स, Oriya: େଜମସ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jems? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,489th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,009,249 people. The last name Jems is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Jems reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jems is also the 44,056th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 16,194 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,534 people, or 1 in 500,043. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 49 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 13 percent are found and Haryana, where 7 percent are found. Other than India this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found.

Jems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jems has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jems Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jems surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Jems earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.75% less than the national average, earning $20,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeams89124/
Djems8954/
Jeems8943/
Jemse8938/
Jemsh899/
Jemms896/
Jem's894/
Jeims893/
Jyems891/
Jemss891/
Jemsz891/
Ijems891/
Jemns891/
Ems861,445/
Jhemse80594/
Hjemås8048/
Djemse802/
Jemsch801/
Jeamse801/
Djemss801/
Jheims801/
Emms754,643/
Jens753,490/
Gems751,568/
Hems751,241/
Sems75244/
Jims75188/
Yems75149/
Emsh75122/
Zems7529/
Jemz7513/
Emås7511/
Iems754/
Cems753/
Jyms753/
Emss752/
Emsø751/
Emsj751/
Cjms751/
Hjms751/
Jessyms731/
Jheimms731/
Siems674,745/
Jeans673,885/
Ziems671,820/
Heims671,321/
Jensz67640/
Chems67630/
Jense67574/
Jenns67334/
Heems67333/
Jaims67276/
Jyims67275/
Seims67275/
Zehms67236/
Zemse67163/
Seams67131/
Jeens67116/
Jenss67113/
Heyms67111/
Hemms67100/
Gemst6740/
Jensh6729/
Heams6728/
Ihems6728/
Jenås6728/
Seems6722/
Jeins6715/
Jimms6715/
Djens6714/
Khems6712/
Semms679/
Hiems679/
Hemsø679/
Semsh676/
Jensø676/
Jayms675/
Zeims675/
Hemse675/
Djims675/
Zemsh674/
Ehims674/
Joyms673/
Jimse673/
Zemss673/
Seums672/
Jehns671/
Zemms671/
Ceams671/
Ceems671/
Jemce671/
Jiens671/
Zeams671/
Jimsh671/
Yemst671/
Semsė671/
Gemse671/
Gemså671/
Cemms671/
Hemsh671/
Ijims671/
Jeemz671/
Yemms670/
Hyems670/
Gemsh670/
Ieems670/
Geims670/
Jenst670/

Jems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jems in the Georgian language
ჯემსjems-
Jems in the Hindi language
जेम्सjemsa98.89
Jems in the Oriya language
େଜମସejamasa41.77
େଜମସ୍ejamas20.25
େଜମ୍ସ୍ejams18.99
େଜମ୍ସejamsa11.39
େଯମସeyamasa6.33
ଏମ୍ସିemsi1.27

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