Weymes Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Weymes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weymes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:580,39635,131
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Australia301:899,85754,700
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Weymes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weymes occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weymes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Weymes are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 580,396. In England it is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 31 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Weymes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weymes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Weymes surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 450 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weymes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Weymes earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 70.68% less than the national average, earning $12,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.87% less than the national average, earning $40,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weymeis9283/
Weymess922/
Wymes91194/
Wemes91134/
Wiemes83333/
Weemes83314/
Weames8337/
Wemese835/
Weimes831/
Waemes831/
Wehmes830/
Beymes830/
Whymes830/
Wymess830/
Weymeesch8016/
Woyames7749/
Weemees778/
Wemmeus774/
Wiemesz771/
Wheemes771/
Weesmes771/
Wiemmes771/
Woemess770/
Wemeyss770/
Weimeis770/
Wimes73535/
Wames73169/
Bymes7341/
Bemes7333/
Wemis7315/
Wemez736/
Wemys731/
Wymec730/
Wymis730/
Beames672,437/
Wemyss672,217/
Wammes671,456/
Wamese67502/
Wasmes67137/
Wahmes6789/
Beimes6760/
Viemes6737/
Bemmes6730/
Vesmes6725/
Huemes6714/
Bemesh6710/
Veimes679/
Wimmes677/
Baymes677/
Weemys675/
Veemes674/
Beymys672/
Whemys672/
Wemish672/
Witmes671/
Waimes671/
Wismes671/
Vemese671/
Behmes671/
Vemesh671/
Wimest670/
Watmes670/
Whimes670/
Beemes670/
Whames670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weymes
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