Ghimire Surname

3,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Ghimire Surname User-submission:

Many people with original surname Ghimire tend to write Sharma as a generic surname, and it looks to be the case that the surname, Upadhyaya, can be converted to Ghimire because of cultural factors.

Ghimire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal162,1541:17636
India2,9041:264,14115,176
Qatar1,0701:2,204192
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United Arab Emirates7041:13,0151,608
United States6601:549,18045,430
Malaysia2331:126,5858,240
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
England1861:299,55922,824
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Canada901:409,39536,056
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Finland381:144,65013,416
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Norway121:428,52437,411
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
China61:227,886,92811,701
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Ghimire (64) may also be a first name.

Ghimire Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Many people with original surname Ghimire tend to write Sharma as a generic surname, and it looks to be the case that the surname, Upadhyaya, can be converted to Ghimire because of cultural factors.

- nootanghimire

Ghimire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghimire (Hindi: घिमिरे, Marathi: िघिमरे, Oriya: ଘିମିେର) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghimire? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghimire is the 3,309th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 42,940 people. The surname Ghimire occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghimire are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ghimire is also the 1,223,525th most common forename at a global level It is held by 64 people.

The surname Ghimire is most frequent in Nepal, where it is held by 162,154 people, or 1 in 176. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Bagmati, where 25 percent live, Lumbini, where 16 percent live and Koshi, where 14 percent live. Barring Nepal this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Ghimire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghimire last name are 1.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ghimire earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.8% less than the national average, earning $37,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.35% less than the national average, earning $41,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghimiree9332/
Ghimireh9328/
Ghimirea9317/
Ghimmire9310/
Ghimirei934/
Ghimires932/
Ghimirie931/
Ghimired931/
Gimire9298/
Ghaimirey8870/
Ghimiredh881/
Ghimirrey881/
Ghimiri86248/
Ghimere86198/
Ghimira8679/
Ghimiry8634/
Ghemire8625/
Gimirey8611/
Guimire863/
Gimiree861/
Gimirei861/
Gimitre861/
Gaimire861/
Ghimiray801,511/
Ghimiraj80188/
Ghemires80174/
Ghimerey8044/
Ghimirai8010/
Ghemirey807/
Ghimereh801/
Gaimaire801/
Ghemireh801/
Guimoire801/
Ghimuiri801/
Gimere7732/
Gimira7723/
Gemire7710/
Gimiri779/
Guimaitre753/
Ghimmiray751/
Ghimery71272/
Guimere7199/
Gemires7130/
Gimetre7129/
Ghemere7125/
Ghimeri7118/
Ghemiri7116/
Gimiray7113/
Goimiri7111/
Ngemire716/
Ghemira713/
Ghymira711/
Gimerey711/
Gemaire711/
Gaimiri711/
Guimerey67208/
Ghimeray67100/
Ghemiray6737/
Ngemeire6721/
Ghetmiri6718/
Ghemerey6710/
Ghimeary678/
Ghemerez674/
Ghemairi671/
Guemaire671/
Guimiroy671/
Gemireer671/
Guimirri671/
Ghiomeri671/
Gaymgire671/

Ghimire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghimire in the Oriya language
ଘିମିେରghimiera-
Ghimire in the Hindi language
घिमिरेghimire81.82
घिमीरेghimire9.09
घिमरेghimare3.03
घमीरीghamiri3.03
घीमरेghimare3.03
Ghimire in the Marathi language
िघिमरेighimare66.67
घोमीरेghomire13.33
घीमीरेghimire6.67
िधमीरेidhamire6.67
िघमीरेighamire6.67

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