Jems Surname
Approximately 3,627 people bear this surname
Jems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,534 | 1:500,043 | 25,188 |
| Nigeria | 1,173 | 1:151,017 | 9,579 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Pakistan | 170 | 1:1,050,846 | 13,360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Nicaragua | 26 | 1:231,580 | 2,688 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Jems (16,194) may also be a first name.
Jems Demographics
Average Jems Salary in
United States
$20,821 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jems (Georgian: ჯემს, Hindi: जेम्स, Oriya: େଜମସ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jems? popularity and diffusion
Jems is the 125,489th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,009,249 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Jems are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,056th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 16,194 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1,534 people, or 1 in 500,043. In India Jems is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 49 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 13 percent reside and Haryana, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account India Jems is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 12 percent reside.
Jems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jems surname rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jems Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeams | 89 | 124 | / |
| Djems | 89 | 54 | / |
| Jeems | 89 | 43 | / |
| Jemse | 89 | 38 | / |
| Jemsh | 89 | 9 | / |
| Jemms | 89 | 6 | / |
| Jem's | 89 | 4 | / |
| Jeims | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jyems | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jemss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jemsz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ijems | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jemns | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ems | 86 | 1,445 | / |
| Jhemse | 80 | 594 | / |
| Hjemås | 80 | 48 | / |
| Djemse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jemsch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeamse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djemss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jheims | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emms | 75 | 4,643 | / |
| Jens | 75 | 3,490 | / |
| Gems | 75 | 1,568 | / |
| Hems | 75 | 1,241 | / |
| Sems | 75 | 244 | / |
| Jims | 75 | 188 | / |
| Yems | 75 | 149 | / |
| Emsh | 75 | 122 | / |
| Zems | 75 | 29 | / |
| Jemz | 75 | 13 | / |
| Emås | 75 | 11 | / |
| Iems | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cems | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jyms | 75 | 3 | / |
| Emss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Emsø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emsj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cjms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jessyms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jheimms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siems | 67 | 4,745 | / |
| Jeans | 67 | 3,885 | / |
| Ziems | 67 | 1,820 | / |
| Heims | 67 | 1,321 | / |
| Jensz | 67 | 640 | / |
| Chems | 67 | 630 | / |
| Jense | 67 | 574 | / |
| Jenns | 67 | 334 | / |
| Heems | 67 | 333 | / |
| Jaims | 67 | 276 | / |
| Jyims | 67 | 275 | / |
| Seims | 67 | 275 | / |
| Zehms | 67 | 236 | / |
| Zemse | 67 | 163 | / |
| Seams | 67 | 131 | / |
| Jeens | 67 | 116 | / |
| Jenss | 67 | 113 | / |
| Heyms | 67 | 111 | / |
| Hemms | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gemst | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jensh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Heams | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ihems | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jenås | 67 | 28 | / |
| Seems | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jeins | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jimms | 67 | 15 | / |
| Djens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khems | 67 | 12 | / |
| Semms | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hiems | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hemsø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Semsh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jensø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jayms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zeims | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hemse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Djims | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zemsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ehims | 67 | 4 | / |
| Joyms | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jimse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zemss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seums | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jehns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semsė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemså | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijims | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeemz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hyems | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gemsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ieems | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geims | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jenst | 67 | 0 | / |
Jems Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jems in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯემს | jems | - |
| Jems in the Hindi language | ||
| जेम्स | jemsa | 98.89 |
| Jems in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜମସ | ejamasa | 41.77 |
| େଜମସ୍ | ejamas | 20.25 |
| େଜମ୍ସ୍ | ejams | 18.99 |
| େଜମ୍ସ | ejamsa | 11.39 |
| େଯମସ | eyamasa | 6.33 |
| ଏମ୍ସି | emsi | 1.27 |
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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 Jems
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