Wames Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

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

Wames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wames (16) may also be a first name.

Wames Last Name Facts

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

Wames is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wames? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wames reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,982,170. In Brazil Wames is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 79 percent are found, Paraná, where 13 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common 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 increased 273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wames Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wames surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wammes911,456/
Wamese91502/
Wasmes91137/
Wahmes9189/
Weames9137/
Waemes911/
Waimes911/
Whames910/
Watmes910/
Waimese83859/
Wamesse8325/
Wammess833/
Wameshe831/
Vames80227/
Bames80160/
Wemes80134/
Wamej8071/
Womes8053/
Wamis8012/
Wamex806/
Wamez805/
Waimesse7713/
Beames732,437/
Baumes73668/
Weemes73314/
Weymes73264/
Bammes73219/
Whomes73143/
Bamess7354/
Vamesh7343/
Wamise7328/
Wamiss7319/
Wammis7314/
Vammes738/
Baymes737/
Wamish734/
Baimes733/
Huames732/
Vaimes731/
Wahmis731/
Vamies731/
Uamesh731/
Weimes731/
Wamyss731/
Vameus731/
Vamess730/
Wehmes730/
Wommes730/
Woomes730/
Beaumes67115/
Bahmees67105/
Weymeis6783/
Weemees678/
Womesse674/
Wemmeus674/
Baamesh672/
Weymess672/
Wheemes671/
Wahmish671/
Hwamish671/
Vaimets671/
Woemess670/
Waymise670/
Wemeyss670/
Weimeis670/
Whommes670/

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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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