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

The last name Weams occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weams? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. Weams is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Weams are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname 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 it is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 49 percent are found, Texas, where 25 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weams last name contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Weams surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Weams surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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