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

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

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
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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 Wames
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