Wames Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Wames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 108 | 1:1,982,170 | 63,074 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wames (16) may also be a first name.
Wames Demographics
Average Wames Salary in
United States
$41,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wames is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wames? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wames are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Luso-South America. Wames is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,982,170. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 79 percent are found, Paraná, where 13 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.
Wames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wames has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wames surname rose 273 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wames Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wames surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wames surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Wames earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wammes | 91 | 1,456 | / |
| Wamese | 91 | 502 | / |
| Wasmes | 91 | 137 | / |
| Wahmes | 91 | 89 | / |
| Weames | 91 | 37 | / |
| Waemes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waimes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whames | 91 | 0 | / |
| Watmes | 91 | 0 | / |
| Waimese | 83 | 859 | / |
| Wamesse | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wammess | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wameshe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vames | 80 | 227 | / |
| Bames | 80 | 160 | / |
| Wemes | 80 | 134 | / |
| Wamej | 80 | 71 | / |
| Womes | 80 | 53 | / |
| Wamis | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wamex | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wamez | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waimesse | 77 | 13 | / |
| Beames | 73 | 2,437 | / |
| Baumes | 73 | 668 | / |
| Weemes | 73 | 314 | / |
| Weymes | 73 | 264 | / |
| Bammes | 73 | 219 | / |
| Whomes | 73 | 143 | / |
| Bamess | 73 | 54 | / |
| Vamesh | 73 | 43 | / |
| Wamise | 73 | 28 | / |
| Wamiss | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wammis | 73 | 14 | / |
| Vammes | 73 | 8 | / |
| Baymes | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wamish | 73 | 4 | / |
| Baimes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huames | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaimes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahmis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uamesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weimes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamyss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vameus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vamess | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wehmes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wommes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woomes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beaumes | 67 | 115 | / |
| Bahmees | 67 | 105 | / |
| Weymeis | 67 | 83 | / |
| Weemees | 67 | 8 | / |
| Womesse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wemmeus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baamesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weymess | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheemes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahmish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwamish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaimets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woemess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waymise | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wemeyss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weimeis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whommes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wames
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