Dim Surname
Approximately 26,824 people bear this surname
Dim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14,923 | 1:11,870 | 1,225 |
| Cambodia | 4,249 | 1:3,645 | 614 |
| Myanmar | 3,966 | 1:13,096 | 326 |
| Cameroon | 871 | 1:23,845 | 3,225 |
| United States | 294 | 1:1,232,854 | 87,287 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Greece | 197 | 1:56,243 | 9,386 |
| Indonesia | 170 | 1:777,936 | 59,310 |
| Israel | 162 | 1:52,825 | 6,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 150 | 1:54,358 | 6,878 |
| France | 149 | 1:445,790 | 64,161 |
| India | 115 | 1:6,670,134 | 150,358 |
| Romania | 108 | 1:185,906 | 18,848 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Taiwan | 94 | 1:249,412 | 2,084 |
| Pakistan | 87 | 1:2,053,378 | 19,549 |
| Slovenia | 87 | 1:28,594 | 5,906 |
| Malaysia | 70 | 1:421,346 | 21,816 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Dîm (73) are calculated separately.
Dim (10,465) may also be a first name.
Dim Demographics
Average Male Dim Height
176.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dim (Bengali: ডিম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻢ, Hindi: डिम्पल, Marathi: डीम, Oriya: ଦିମ, Tibetan: དིམ་) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as: Dîm. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,385th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 271,680 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Dim live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dim is also the 59,466th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 10,465 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14,923 people, or 1 in 11,870. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 34 percent live, Anambra, where 29 percent live and Abia, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria Dim occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 16 percent live and Myanmar, where 15 percent live.
Dim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dim surname rose 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Dim last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dîm | 89 | 73 | / |
| Diem | 86 | 18,531 | / |
| Daim | 86 | 10,060 | / |
| Diom | 86 | 4,925 | / |
| Dime | 86 | 4,215 | / |
| Duim | 86 | 884 | / |
| Deim | 86 | 723 | / |
| Dimm | 86 | 412 | / |
| Doim | 86 | 188 | / |
| Dihm | 86 | 178 | / |
| Dimt | 86 | 81 | / |
| Dhim | 86 | 34 | / |
| Dimh | 86 | 20 | / |
| Dism | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dimn | 86 | 4 | / |
| Diễm | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dimd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hdim | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ddim | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dimg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Daaim | 75 | 7,504 | / |
| Diehm | 75 | 3,956 | / |
| Daime | 75 | 1,546 | / |
| Dhaim | 75 | 760 | / |
| Duijm | 75 | 393 | / |
| Dheim | 75 | 380 | / |
| Dhime | 75 | 189 | / |
| Deihm | 75 | 80 | / |
| Deime | 75 | 76 | / |
| Dimme | 75 | 56 | / |
| Dimne | 75 | 38 | / |
| Dhimn | 75 | 29 | / |
| Dhoim | 75 | 23 | / |
| Dhimm | 75 | 13 | / |
| Doime | 75 | 11 | / |
| Daimh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Duime | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dhiem | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dgaim | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dimck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Disme | 75 | 2 | / |
| Deitm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ditme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdeim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Diohm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dittm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dimnc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dimnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daihm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dimnn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Duimm | 75 | 0 | / |
| Din | 67 | 1,912,085 | / |
| Dimova | 67 | 25,003 | / |
| Dem | 67 | 24,533 | / |
| Dym | 67 | 1,417 | / |
| Daheim | 67 | 266 | / |
| Dimowa | 67 | 197 | / |
| Deisme | 67 | 44 | / |
| Djm | 67 | 40 | / |
| Dém | 67 | 40 | / |
| Dhuime | 67 | 37 | / |
| Deggim | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dimová | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dhimme | 67 | 21 | / |
| Duggim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Doggim | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Imme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dimgue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dahaim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Diñ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dèm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doimeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deimeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daisme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dittme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhimne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deijme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Da'aim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dijmeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deimme | 67 | 0 | / |
Dim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﻢ | dym | - |
| Dim in the Bengali language | ||
| ডিম | dima | - |
| Dim in the Marathi language | ||
| डीम | dima | - |
| Dim in the Hindi language | ||
| डिम्पल | dimpala | 84.49 |
| दीम | dima | 7.49 |
| डीम | dima | 2.67 |
| दिम | dima | 2.14 |
| Dim in the Tibetan language | ||
| དིམ་ | dim | 60 |
| གྲིམ་ | drim | 20 |
| དྲིམ་ | drim | 20 |
| Dim in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦିମ | dima | 50 |
| ଡିମ | dima | 33.33 |
| ଡୀମ | dima | 16.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dim
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