Ohlms Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ohlms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohlms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Germany1891:425,95538,510
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ohlms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohlms is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohlms? popularity and diffusion

Ohlms is the 671,677th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Ohlms are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ohlms is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States Ohlms is primarily found in: Missouri, where 90 percent are found, Virginia, where 3 percent are found and Arizona, where 2 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 42 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Ohlms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ohlms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ohlms last name increased 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ohlms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ohlms surname are 49.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ohlms earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.47% more than the national average, earning R 314,796 per year and in United States they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $45,460 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olms89518/
Helms8051,546/
Holms80923/
Golms8065/
Olmås8049/
Halms8044/
Ojlms801/
Oulms801/
Hölms801/
Holmås73164/
Hellms7353/
Holmse736/
Ahlmås734/
Holmsz731/
Holmst731/
Holmss731/
Halmsh731/
Halmse731/
Holmsh731/
Helmss731/
Houlms730/
Hollms730/
Hallms730/
Elms678,714/
Alms671,536/
Almås60983/
Ellms6067/
Galms6011/
Almse609/
Helmz603/
Almst602/
Elmss601/
Al'ms601/
Aelms601/
Otlmz601/
Elmms601/
Uilms601/
Almsht5579/
Almsøe556/
Almstd551/

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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 Ohlms
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