Weams Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Weams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Weams Last Name Facts

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

Weams is found most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weams is the 1,828,462nd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Weams live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Weams is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Weams is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 49 percent are found, Texas, where 25 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Weams exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Weams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weams surname fell 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Weams last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weams last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Weams 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
Weeams9186/
Wheams910/
Weamss910/
Wams89406/
Wems8921/
Weems8013,993/
Beams802,607/
Wamms80102/
Wiams8045/
Weans8043/
Weims8014/
Wamse8012/
Wemms8011/
Wiems808/
Wgams803/
Weyms802/
Wuams801/
Wamns801/
Wamsh801/
Woems800/
Waems800/
Waims800/
Wyams800/
Wemse800/
Whems800/
Weoms800/
Vwamse73128/
Wasems7325/
Weians7324/
Wiiams7321/
Beyams738/
Weymss734/
Weeyms732/
Wammss731/
Wamshe731/
Waamss731/
Vejams731/
Watims731/
Wihams731/
Wuiams731/
Wiyems731/
Wijams730/
Wheyms730/
Wans671,381/
Wims671,315/
Bams67765/
Wyms67231/
Bems67108/
Wichems6766/
Vams6716/
Wamz674/
Vems673/
Wemz671/
Wessems671/
Wamx671/
Uams671/
Waahams670/
Wiehans670/
Weggems670/

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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
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  • 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 Weams
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