Ziems Surname

223,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ziems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2171:66,1518,462
United States3931:922,28769,218
Venezuela1181:255,9676,291
Australia651:415,31833,226
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Ziems Last Name Facts

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

Ziems is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ziems.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziems? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ziems is the 223,714th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ziems are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,217 people, or 1 in 66,151. In Germany it is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 41 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Venezuela, where 6 percent reside.

Ziems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ziems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ziems surname grew 983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziems surname are 25.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.48% registered to vote for the political party.

Ziems earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehms9183/
Zims89145/
Zems8929/
Siems804,745/
Zehms80236/
Zemse80163/
Zimms8091/
Ziens8028/
Zihms805/
Zeims805/
Ciems804/
Zemsh804/
Zemss803/
Ziemz802/
Czims802/
Zemms801/
Zeams801/
Ziemß801/
Zhims801/
Zemsch7386/
Siemms7335/
Siemss738/
Siehms738/
Dzhems733/
Tzaims731/
Ziemze731/
Zimsch731/
Dziens731/
Zehhms731/
Sims67172,096/
Jems673,627/
Zens673,375/
Zins672,699/
Gems671,568/
Sems67244/
Gims67204/
Jims67188/
Zams67137/
Giemsch6764/
Cims6728/
Dzheyms6711/
Dzheims6711/
Zimsová6710/
Zemsova679/
Zyms678/
Zoms677/
Cems673/
Zemz671/
Zimsova671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ziems
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