Wymes Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wymes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wymes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wymes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wymes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wymes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wymes reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Wymes is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Wymes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wymes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wymes last name grew 2,171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wymes Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Wymes are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wymes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weymes91264/
Whymes910/
Wymess910/
Weymeis8383/
Weymess832/
Wimes80535/
Wemes80134/
Bymes8041/
Wymis800/
Wymec800/
Wiemes73333/
Weemes73314/
Weames7337/
Baymes737/
Wimmes737/
Wemese735/
Waimes731/
Wismes731/
Witmes731/
Weimes731/
Beymes730/
Wehmes730/
Wimest730/
Whimes730/
Weymeesch7116/
Waimese67859/
Weemees678/
Vyomesh678/
Wemmeus674/
Wittmes673/
Wiemesz671/
Wiemmes671/
Wheemes671/
Whitmes671/
Weesmes671/
Wimeush671/
Waymise670/
Wemeyss670/
Weimeis670/

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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 Wymes
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