Zehms Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

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

Zehms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Zehms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zehms is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehms? popularity and diffusion

Zehms is the 1,058,336th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Zehms reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Zehms is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States Zehms is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 47 percent are found, Minnesota, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Zehms occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Zehms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zehms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zehms surname grew 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zehms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zehms surname are 33.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.7% being registered with the political party.

Zehms earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehms9183/
Zehhms911/
Zems8929/
Ziems801,820/
Zemse80163/
Zihms805/
Zeims805/
Zemsh804/
Zemss803/
Zhims801/
Zeams801/
Zemms801/
Zemsch7386/
Siehms738/
Dzejms733/
Dzhems733/
Zahams731/
Jems673,627/
Gems671,568/
Sems67244/
Zims67145/
Zams67137/
Şems6749/
Dzheyms6711/
Dzheims6711/
Zemsova679/
Zyms678/
Zoms677/
Chehems673/
Cems673/
Zemz671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zehms
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