Dim Surname

20,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Dim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,9231:11,8701,225
Cambodia4,2491:3,645614
Myanmar3,9661:13,096326
Cameroon8711:23,8453,225
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Turkey2471:315,06620,403
Greece1971:56,2439,386
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Israel1621:52,8256,901
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
France1491:445,79064,161
India1151:6,670,134150,358
Romania1081:185,90618,848
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Taiwan941:249,4122,084
Pakistan871:2,053,37819,549
Slovenia871:28,5945,906
Malaysia701:421,34621,816
Canada521:708,56956,910
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
England451:1,238,17956,985
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Austria181:473,08046,251
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Scotland71:764,83125,488
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Malta11:430,2723,380
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Dîm (73) are calculated separately.

Dim (10,465) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dîm8973/
Diem8618,531/
Daim8610,060/
Diom864,925/
Dime864,215/
Duim86884/
Deim86723/
Dimm86412/
Doim86188/
Dihm86178/
Dimt8681/
Dhim8634/
Dimh8620/
Dism8612/
Dimn864/
Diễm862/
Dimd862/
Hdim862/
Ddim862/
Dimg861/
Daaim757,504/
Diehm753,956/
Daime751,546/
Dhaim75760/
Duijm75393/
Dheim75380/
Dhime75189/
Deihm7580/
Deime7576/
Dimme7556/
Dimne7538/
Dhimn7529/
Dhoim7523/
Dhimm7513/
Doime7511/
Daimh757/
Duime756/
Dhiem755/
Dgaim753/
Dimck752/
Disme752/
Deitm751/
Ditme751/
Hdeim751/
Diohm751/
Dittm751/
Dimnc751/
Dimnt751/
Daihm751/
Dimnn750/
Duimm750/
Din671,912,085/
Dimova6725,003/
Dem6724,533/
Dym671,417/
Daheim67266/
Dimowa67197/
Deisme6744/
Djm6740/
Dém6740/
Dhuime6737/
Deggim6722/
Dimová6722/
Dhimme6721/
Duggim679/
Doggim677/
D'Imme676/
Dimgue676/
Dahaim675/
Diñ674/
Dèm674/
Doimeh673/
Deimeh672/
Daisme672/
Dittme671/
Dhimne671/
Deijme671/
Dehiem671/
Da'aim671/
Dijmeh671/
Deimme670/

Dim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﻢdym-
Dim in the Bengali language
ডিমdima-
Dim in the Marathi language
डीमdima-
Dim in the Hindi language
डिम्पलdimpala84.49
दीमdima7.49
डीमdima2.67
दिमdima2.14
Dim in the Tibetan language
དིམ་dim60
གྲིམ་drim20
དྲིམ་drim20
Dim in the Oriya language
ଦିମdima50
ଡିମdima33.33
ଡୀମdima16.67

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Footnotes

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