Gimingham Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gimingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gimingham,' a parish near North Walsham, Norfolk.

John de Gymingham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reyner de Gymingham, Norfolk, ibid.

Gimingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Gimingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gimingham,' a parish near North Walsham, Norfolk.

John de Gymingham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reyner de Gymingham, Norfolk, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gimingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gimingham occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimingham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Gimingham reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Gimingham is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 28 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Gimingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gimingham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gimingham Last Name Statistics demography

Gimingham earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.44% more than the national average, earning R 298,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cimingham890/
Gumingham890/
Gummingham840/
Simingam82277/
Emingham820/
Imngam8066/
Imgham801/
Gimgam800/
Emmingham78193/
Huimingam7811/
Hemingham780/
Yimngam75409/
Simngam75203/
Aimngam756/
Eimngam751/
Iemngam751/
Imgaham750/
Hemmingham7438/
Chimngam71666/
Imgam717/
Simingan711/
Seimienghan701/
Seimingahan701/
Emngam674/
Jimgam672/
Chaimngam671/
Seemingam671/

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