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Where Does The Last Name Dim Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dim (Bengali: ডিম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻢ, Hindi: डिम्पल, Marathi: डीम, Oriya: ଦିମ, Tibetan: དིམ་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Dîm. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dim? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 20,385^th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 271,680 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Dim are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,466^th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 10,465 people.

The surname Dim is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,923 people, or 1 in 11,870. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 34 percent are found, Anambra, where 29 percent are found and Abia, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 16 percent are found and Myanmar, where 15 percent are found.

Dim Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dim last name grew 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dim Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dim last name is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dim are 2.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.94% registered with the party.

The amount Dim earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.33% more than the national average, earning R 340,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $23,379,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $49,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $57,377 CAD per year.