Yems Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Yems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:412,72628,150
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England51:4,875,074116,529

Yems (96) may also be a first name.

Yems Last Name Facts

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

Yems is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yems? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Yems occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Yems reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles. Yems is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 412,726. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 60 percent live, Essex, where 17 percent live and Cornwall, where 5 percent live. Apart from England Yems exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Yems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yems has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Yems last name increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yems Last Name Statistics demography

Yems earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyems8910/
Oyems892/
Jyems891/
Yemst891/
Ayems891/
Yemms890/
Hyems890/
Ems861,445/
Ohyems801/
Hayems800/
Emms754,643/
Jems753,627/
Gems751,568/
Yens75153/
Emsh75122/
Eims75105/
Ayms7538/
Eams7521/
Eyms7516/
Emås7511/
Eems756/
Iems754/
Aems753/
Yemz752/
Oems752/
Emss752/
Yemx751/
Emsj751/
Emsø751/
Eums750/
Hayeems7323/
Yemsova731/
Heims671,321/
Ejims67498/
Ejams67382/
Jyims67275/
Yense67271/
Haems67184/
Jeams67124/
Heyms67111/
Goems6798/
Yemze6755/
Ayams6749/
Jeems6743/
Jemse6738/
Heams6728/
Ihems6728/
Ajems6725/
Oyoms6722/
Yensz6715/
Uyams6715/
Oyims6711/
Ejems6710/
Owems6710/
Jemsh679/
Hiems679/
Jemms676/
Hayms676/
Jayms675/
Hyens675/
Ehims674/
Jem's674/
Joyms673/
Huems673/
Jeims673/
Gaems672/
Geams672/
Yensh672/
Iyams671/
Jemsz671/
Yenss671/
Gemså671/
Ijems671/
Jemns671/
Eyims671/
Jemss671/
Eiims671/
Eyams671/
Euoms671/
Geims670/
Gemsh670/
Eamms670/
Yenns670/
Ieems670/
Yenst670/

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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 Yems
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