Wimms Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

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

Wimms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
England331:1,688,42669,999
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Wimms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimms is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wimms is the 1,315,412th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Wimms occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wimms are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Wimms is most common in: Maryland, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and Illinois, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Wimms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wimms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wimms Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wimms surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Wimms earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.29% less than the national average, earning $27,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whimms911/
Wims891,315/
Whims8028/
Weims8014/
Wemms8011/
Wiems808/
Bimms803/
Wymms802/
Wioms801/
Winms800/
Waims800/
Whymms7366/
Wimstt731/
Wyms67231/
Bims6783/
Vims6749/
Wems6721/
Wums6714/
Wimz671/
Wnms671/

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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 Wimms
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