Sim Forename
14,776th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 65,176 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia
Sim Forename Definition:
The ‘endearment’ of the next. Contrast Si.
Sim Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 58% | 32,479 | 1:501 | 99 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 4,824 | 1:6,312 | 725 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 3,380 | 1:9,116 | 1,333 |
| Indonesia | - | 3,228 | 1:79,914 | 9,364 |
| United States | 84% | 2,779 | 1:130,456 | 5,351 |
| Vietnam | 72% | 2,691 | 1:34,420 | 646 |
| Thailand | 59% | 2,340 | 1:29,943 | 3,727 |
| India | 79% | 2,283 | 1:532,141 | 41,945 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1,467 | 1:5,285 | 414 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 1,260 | 1:140,924 | 6,969 |
| Pakistan | 85% | 754 | 1:257,769 | 7,819 |
| Philippines | 94% | 710 | 1:149,309 | 7,322 |
| Iran | 100% | 663 | 1:118,396 | 2,788 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| Brunei | 100% | 572 | 1:734 | 68 |
| Togo | - | 494 | 1:14,654 | 1,924 |
| Canada | 84% | 409 | 1:81,011 | 4,494 |
| Singapore | 51% | 405 | 1:15,524 | 3,135 |
| Morocco | - | 382 | 1:89,918 | 3,081 |
| France | 100% | 374 | 1:177,728 | 3,069 |
| England | 81% | 318 | 1:174,852 | 5,416 |
| Russia | 85% | 271 | 1:532,228 | 5,693 |
| Afghanistan | 52% | 251 | 1:129,974 | 4,012 |
| Suriname | - | 247 | 1:2,238 | 528 |
| Egypt | 72% | 239 | 1:384,523 | 11,247 |
| Qatar | 69% | 210 | 1:11,284 | 1,791 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89% | 169 | 1:48,239 | 4,663 |
| Netherlands | 83% | 159 | 1:106,302 | 5,363 |
| Australia | - | 151 | 1:90,448 | 3,395 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 126 | 1:56,762 | 5,043 |
| Nepal | 86% | 87 | 1:327,441 | 11,504 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 68 | 1:1,085,700 | 31,208 |
| Brazil | 100% | 63 | 1:3,400,574 | 60,429 |
| Belgium | 98% | 59 | 1:194,746 | 4,858 |
| Turkey | 98% | 57 | 1:1,364,942 | 11,710 |
| China | - | 51 | 1:26,785,407 | 60,804 |
| South Africa | 57% | 47 | 1:1,160,269 | 42,094 |
| South Korea | 60% | 42 | 1:132,010 | 6,010 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 36 | 1:2,710,004 | 9,023 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 33 | 1:720,293 | 33,221 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Kazakhstan | 75% | 23 | 1:771,602 | 9,319 |
| Zimbabwe | 86% | 15 | 1:1,028,254 | 36,015 |
| Iraq | 100% | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Belarus | 100% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Germany | 68% | 12 | 1:8,056,490 | 29,150 |
| Jordan | 96% | 12 | 1:735,564 | 4,592 |
| Switzerland | 56% | 12 | 1:684,458 | 9,518 |
| Sweden | 63% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Armenia | 83% | 9 | 1:324,306 | 4,600 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 9 | 1:2,042,163 | 43,570 |
| Italy | 63% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Poland | 92% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Scotland | 87% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Mexico | 67% | 7 | 1:17,734,918 | 43,346 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,928,589 | 20,785 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Romania | - | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Greece | - | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Jamaica | - | 4 | 1:720,807 | 13,486 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Congo | 100% | 3 | 1:1,669,735 | 30,542 |
| Czechia | 94% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 2 | 1:237,819 | 1,799 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Hungary | 67% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Şim (2) are calculated separately.
Sim (480,931) may also be a surname.
Sim Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The ‘endearment’ of the next. Contrast Si.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Gaelic form of Simon.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Hebrew name, meaning: Obedient.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Sim Forename Popularity
Sim Demographics
Average Sim Salary in
United States
$42,569 USD
Per year
Rank:
217,241 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000795758
Rank: 5,119 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
97.79%
Sample size: 1,541 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şim | 89 | 2 | / |
| Saim | 86 | 43,620 | / |
| Sime | 86 | 37,088 | / |
| Soim | 86 | 5,024 | / |
| Siem | 86 | 4,765 | / |
| Shim | 86 | 3,752 | / |
| Simn | 86 | 454 | / |
| Suim | 86 | 370 | / |
| Seim | 86 | 195 | / |
| Sjim | 86 | 138 | / |
| Simm | 86 | 137 | / |
| Sitm | 86 | 97 | / |
| Hsim | 86 | 82 | / |
| Simt | 86 | 53 | / |
| Simg | 86 | 45 | / |
| Simh | 86 | 36 | / |
| Jsim | 86 | 25 | / |
| Sihm | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ssim | 86 | 13 | / |
| Sism | 86 | 7 | / |
| Simd | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sûim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saime | 75 | 50,962 | / |
| Shime | 75 | 6,065 | / |
| Simme | 75 | 1,303 | / |
| Shaim | 75 | 1,037 | / |
| Shoim | 75 | 754 | / |
| Hshim | 75 | 671 | / |
| Saaim | 75 | 141 | / |
| Shiem | 75 | 132 | / |
| Sieme | 75 | 118 | / |
| Seime | 75 | 117 | / |
| Saimt | 75 | 110 | / |
| Shiom | 75 | 60 | / |
| Sheim | 75 | 57 | / |
| Sitme | 75 | 54 | / |
| Simne | 75 | 32 | / |
| Shitm | 75 | 32 | / |
| Soime | 75 | 27 | / |
| Shhim | 75 | 24 | / |
| Shimt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Simnt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Saimd | 75 | 17 | / |
| Shimm | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shzim | 75 | 15 | / |
| Shism | 75 | 14 | / |
| Schim | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hsaim | 75 | 10 | / |
| Suime | 75 | 10 | / |
| Simng | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sisme | 75 | 6 | / |
| Saimm | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jshim | 75 | 4 | / |
| Scime | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shijm | 75 | 4 | / |
| Simgh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Suimt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saihm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seimm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hsime | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sjiem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shuim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simhe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saimë | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saijm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sièmè | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saimh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shsim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suijm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sæime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siaym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soihm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simdh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simmm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simån | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simën | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sihme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sihëm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siehm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siesm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sitmm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sithm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siuym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saism | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsiem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsimn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hszim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siemg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shcim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siwwm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jsaim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hssim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jim | 67 | 1,131,751 | / |
| Sin | 67 | 165,392 | / |
| Sem | 67 | 38,125 | / |
| Sym | 67 | 9,915 | / |
| Gim | 67 | 6,910 | / |
| Cim | 67 | 6,546 | / |
| Xim | 67 | 974 | / |
| Zim | 67 | 840 | / |
| Sahaim | 67 | 97 | / |
| Simova | 67 | 50 | / |
| Shimme | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shaime | 67 | 27 | / |
| Simowa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Seisme | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hjsiem | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sheime | 67 | 19 | / |
| Saheim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Çim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shshim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sa'aim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shaimm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjsoim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sèm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sithme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shoime | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siemme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Säm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suggim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simnne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soimeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suhiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suismt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Séisme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shsaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simngh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simtth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simåne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaimd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaimt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaism | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saisme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schimm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scimne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åsheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjsime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scimtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimìh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siimao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siu-Me | 67 | 1 | / |
Sim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sim in the Russian language | ||
| Сим | sim | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Sim