Wims Surname

291,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1581:313,00428,652
Ireland771:61,1554,068
France271:2,460,101186,232
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
England141:3,979,861125,553
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Wims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wims is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wims.

How Common Is The Last Name Wims? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 291,033rd most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,541,860 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wims are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 313,004. In The United States Wims is primarily found in: Florida, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 6 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Wims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wims surname rose 702 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 770 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wims Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Wims last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the political party.

Wims earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $36,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimms89171/
Whims8928/
Weims8914/
Wiems898/
Wioms891/
Waims890/
Whimms801/
Wimstt801/
Wins751,404/
Wyms75231/
Bims7583/
Vims7549/
Wems7521/
Wums7514/
Wimz751/
Wiens6714,676/
Weems6713,993/
Wijns671,662/
Beims67641/
Whyms67442/
Winns67441/
Winse67111/
Weams67102/
Hvims6756/
Wyoms6749/
Bihms6742/
Winsz6739/
Winås6724/
Wions6715/
Wemms6711/
Vaims679/
Baims679/
Wymss675/
Bimms673/
Winæs672/
Weyms672/
Wymms672/
Vimse671/
Winsø671/
Bimsh671/
Wymns671/
Wyhms671/
Winsh670/
Wisns670/
Wimch670/
Buims670/
Wemse670/
Wihns670/
Whems670/
Winss670/

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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 Wims
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