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

The last name Gim (Hindi: गिम, Oriya: ଗିମ୍) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Gim is the 133,267^th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,154,167 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Gim live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gim is also the 78,260^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 6,910 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 154,859. In Indonesia Gim is most common in: Central Java, where 37 percent live, East Java, where 35 percent live and North Sumatra, where 5 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Guatemala, where 10 percent live.

Gim Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gim surname increased 511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gim Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gim surname are 6.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.35% registered with the party.

The amount Gim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 300.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 77,587 per year and in United States they earn 24.32% more than the national average, earning $53,643 USD per year.