Dimov Surname

22,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dimov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dimov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria16,7311:41751
Russia2,3241:62,0158,053
North Macedonia1,7871:1,176199
Moldova1,0461:3,405473
United States4701:771,18959,919
Serbia2381:30,0213,223
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Spain2211:211,54814,299
Australia1431:188,78118,817
Greece1421:78,02713,128
England1101:506,52832,143
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada951:387,84834,448
France871:763,48093,619
Belarus641:148,45420,543
Israel561:152,81515,997
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Transnistria381:12,4922,466
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
Romania311:647,67345,663
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Panama221:177,8305,396
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Austria131:655,03358,041
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Finland111:499,70030,478
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

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

Dimov (815) may also be a first name.

Dimov Last Name Facts

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

Dimov (Georgian: დიმოვი, Russian: Димов) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Dîmov. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,321st most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 299,345 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dimov are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Dimov is also the 286,313th most common first name globally. It is borne by 815 people.

The surname Dimov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 16,731 people, or 1 in 417. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Varna Province, where 14 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 13 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria Dimov exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 7 percent are found.

Dimov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dimov surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dimov surname are 13.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Dimov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $51,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $51,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dîmov931/
Dimova9125,003/
Dimoev9145/
Dimovs9121/
Daimov9116/
Diomov9115/
Doimov914/
Daimova8324/
Diomova8323/
Duimova831/
Dymov806,815/
Dumov80551/
Demov80293/
Dimev8060/
Dimow8055/
Dimof8031/
Dimob801/
Dimovová7711/
Dymova737,196/
Dimoff73722/
Demova73320/
Dimaev73214/
Dimowa73197/
Dujmov73123/
Dyomov7379/
Dimeev7376/
Dumoev7340/
Demoev7330/
Daymov7322/
Desmov733/
Dymoev732/
Dimope731/
Diemow731/
Duymov731/
Dymgov731/
Daimop731/
Dyomova6747/
Daymova6724/
Dimmoup671/
Demmovs671/
Dimashv671/
Duymova671/

Dimov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dimov in the Georgian language
დიმოვიdimovi80
დიმოვdimov20
Dimov in the Russian language
Димовdimov-

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Footnotes

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