Umans Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Umans Surname User-submission:

Back in the 19th Century in Flanders and the Netherlands (the Lowlands) the government was collecting tax by going door to door. The tax-collectors where addressed with 'U' ('you' in english) with is a polite form of 'jij' ('You' in english).

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Umans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4451:25,8354,106
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Umans (102) may also be a first name.

Umans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Back in the 19th Century in Flanders and the Netherlands (the Lowlands) the government was collecting tax by going door to door. The tax-collectors where addressed with 'U' ('you' in english) with is a polite form of 'jij' ('You' in english). When people in the street referred to these tax-collectors they often said, 'The U-mansen' literally translated 'the U-guys'. This name stick as a reference to their public office.

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Umans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umans (Hindi: उमंस, Russian: Уманс) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 421,746th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. The last name Umans is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Umans reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Umans is also the 935,178th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 102 people.

The last name Umans is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 25,835. In Belgium Umans is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Belgium Umans exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Umans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Umans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Umans surname expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Umans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Umans last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the political party.

Umans earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.6% more than the national average, earning $52,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humans91167/
Usmans9139/
Oumans912/
Umanns911/
Ujmans911/
Umanse911/
Gumans911/
Aumans910/
Eumans910/
Goumans83369/
Husmans8346/
Huymans8333/
Autmans8326/
Outmans8311/
Usmansh832/
Ausmans832/
Humanns831/
Ousmans831/
Uthmans831/
Haumans830/
Omans80472/
Umanç80146/
Imans80130/
Umanz801/
Umons800/
Huysmans775,762/
Huismans77686/
Housmans77160/
Houtmans7776/
Huijmans7755/
Hausmans7739/
Outmanns7719/
Autmanns7719/
Hautmans777/
Gaumanns775/
Houmanse772/
Husmanns771/
Heusmans771/
Homans731,024/
Umanze7355/
Imhans7319/
Iemans7315/
Umamse737/
Umance734/
Usmanz732/
Imansh731/
Humons731/
Omeans731/
Umonse731/
Eumons730/
Gumons730/
Himans730/
Hausmanns71168/
Huysmanns711/
Huismanns711/
Hoomans67227/
Hummons67172/
Himmans6715/
Himansh6711/
Gummons672/
Immanns671/
Umohnse671/
Hommans671/
Eummons671/
Hoemans671/

Umans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umans in the Hindi language
उमंसumansa25
उमंशumansa25
उमँसumamsa25
उमन्साumansa25
Umans in the Russian language
Умансumans-

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