Brim Surname

83,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,797 people bear this surname

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

Brim Surname Definition:

1. A chapelry in co. Gloucester. 2. Old English, brim, renowned, famous, from Anglo-Saxon bfeman, to celebrate.

Brim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5801:79,1409,029
Cambodia3221:48,0971,799
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Ivory Coast681:339,28312,260
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Jamaica551:52,1812,997
England491:1,137,10353,999
Austria431:198,03324,866
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Australia381:710,41347,396
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7891:63,6496,941

The alternate forms: Brím (1) are calculated separately.

Brim (630) may also be a first name.

Brim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. A chapelry in co. Gloucester. 2. Old English, brim, renowned, famous, from Anglo-Saxon bfeman, to celebrate.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brim (Georgian: ბრიმ, Hindi: ब्रिम, Oriya: ବିମ, Russian: Брим) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Brím. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 83,501st most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,257,124 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Brim live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brim is also the 331,749th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 630 people.

The last name Brim is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,580 people, or 1 in 79,140. In The United States Brim is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 6 percent are found and Morocco, where 3 percent are found.

Brim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brim last name rose 580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brim are 16.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $38,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.67% less than the national average, earning $38,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brím921/
Braim892,191/
Brimm891,940/
Briem891,701/
Brime89730/
Brihm89111/
Breim8971/
Brhim8917/
Brism8910/
Bhrim899/
Briom897/
Broim897/
Bruim893/
Brimh892/
Brimå892/
Brimk891/
Brimd891/
Brimn890/
Brisme80203/
Braime80175/
Breime8035/
Braihm8014/
Braism8011/
Båreim807/
Braimh805/
Brimme803/
Briehm803/
Broihm801/
Brzhim801/
Brhaim801/
Bhraim801/
Briomh801/
Brimck801/
Brin7510,403/
Brem757,682/
Brym751,810/
Bräm75734/
Brém7596/
Briń7510/
Wrim758/
Brjm751/
Vrim750/
Bærheim73256/
Brimová7329/
Brimova739/
Breihme735/
Brahaim733/
Beherim731/
Braheim730/
Braggim730/
Brehm6720,973/
Brien6716,254/
Brion6712,899/
Bruin677,686/
Breme675,211/
Brina672,695/
Bremm672,215/
Brind671,634/
Bring671,629/
Brinn671,518/
Bream671,463/
Breum671,210/
Brint67644/
Breem67362/
Brrem67170/
Bræin67131/
Braym67109/
Brzin6799/
Vreim6778/
Brihn6777/
Brämm6727/
Bærem6725/
Brymn6723/
Breym6722/
Brymm6719/
Bryme6718/
Bryom6718/
Brhem6716/
Bruym679/
Bremt677/
Vraim676/
Bremn676/
Brème673/
Brême673/
Braimova672/
Brinq672/
Vrime672/
Bräme672/
Vriem671/
Bremh671/
Broym671/
Braaheim671/
Braheime671/
Bhrem671/
Vrimh671/
Vrimd671/
Brijn671/
Brińk671/
Brinė671/
Brymt671/
Brysm671/
Brähm671/
Bryhm671/
Bhrin671/
Vrimt670/
Bremk670/
Wrism670/

Brim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brim in the Georgian language
ბრიმbrim-
Brim in the Oriya language
ବିମbima75
ବୀମbima25
Brim in the Hindi language
ब्रिमbrima63.16
बृमbrma31.58
ब्रीमbrima5.26
Brim in the Russian language
Бримbrim-

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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 Brim
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