Wemes Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wemes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wemes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wemes (74) may also be a first name.

Wemes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wemes is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wemes is the 1,544,715th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wemes live; 67 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wemes is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 74 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Wemes is most common in: Kentucky, where 43 percent are found, South Carolina, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 31 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.

Wemes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wemes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wemes last name expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wemes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wemes surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

Wemes earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiemes91333/
Weemes91314/
Weymes91264/
Weames9137/
Wemese915/
Waemes911/
Weimes911/
Wehmes910/
Weymeis8383/
Weemees838/
Wemmeus834/
Weymess832/
Wiemmes831/
Wiemesz831/
Weesmes831/
Wheemes831/
Wemeyss830/
Weimeis830/
Woemess830/
Wimes80535/
Wymes80194/
Wames80169/
Womes8053/
Bemes8033/
Wemis8015/
Wemez806/
Wemys801/
Beames732,437/
Wemyss732,217/
Wammes731,456/
Whomes73143/
Wahmes7389/
Beimes7360/
Viemes7337/
Bemmes7330/
Vesmes7325/
Huemes7314/
Bemesh7310/
Veimes739/
Wimmes737/
Weemys735/
Veemes734/
Whemys732/
Wemish732/
Waimes731/
Vemese731/
Wismes731/
Witmes731/
Behmes731/
Vemesh731/
Whames730/
Wymess730/
Beemes730/
Beymes730/
Wimest730/
Whymes730/
Wommes730/
Whimes730/
Weymeesch7116/
Waimese67859/
Beemesh6739/
Veemees6716/
Wittmes673/
Wammess673/
Bemesch671/
Ouemets671/
Whitmes671/
Wimeush671/
Beimesh671/
Huhemes670/
Behemes670/
Beemess670/
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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  • 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 Wemes
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