Gimse Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gimse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gimse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2151:23,9183,143
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gimse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gimse is found most frequently in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gimse.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gimse is the 790,102nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gimse live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 23,918. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Other than Norway Gimse exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Gimse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gimse surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gimse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning 357,119 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $38,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimsey911/
Gimser911/
Gims89204/
Imse89178/
Gimssey830/
Gimsser830/
Gimmsey830/
Guims80114/
Imset80102/
Gumse8074/
Imser8068/
Gimsa8024/
Gaims8020/
Imsei8011/
Gimås807/
Imsee807/
Goims806/
Gimsø806/
Imsey804/
Jimse803/
Aimse803/
Imsse803/
Ginse802/
Simse802/
Gimms801/
Gimst801/
Gimsi801/
Gemse801/
Gimsy801/
Gimce800/
Imses800/
Giemsa73320/
Gemser73254/
Chimse73238/
Imseis7383/
Ginser7375/
Jimsee7365/
Himsey7336/
Gimsay7335/
Imseeh7331/
Gimshi7329/
Imseih7328/
Ginsey7324/
Gimsøy7320/
Guinse7319/
Gimnæs7319/
Gumsey7315/
Imsies7313/
Simsee7312/
Ghumse7311/
Simseu7310/
Gumsej7310/
Ginseh7310/
Ginset739/
Gimzer739/
Gemseh738/
Ginses736/
Gaimsi734/
Jimsey733/
Gimsér733/
Imshed732/
Guimsi732/
Guemse732/
Ngemse732/
Khimse731/
Jimser731/
Jimshe731/
Jaimse731/
Iemsee731/
Imsett731/
Gemsey731/
Ginsea731/
Zimsey731/
Zimsie731/
Hgim's731/
Imssey731/
Yimseu731/
Guimje731/
Guimze731/
Giemsi731/
Giemsy731/
Gimege731/
Gemshe731/
Zimsee731/
Ginsse731/
Gimsoy731/
Guimms730/
Haimse730/
Ihmser730/
Sims67172,096/
Chimseu672,172/
Gems671,568/
Gins67648/
Imsi67596/
Jims67188/
Zims67145/
Imsa67143/
Giemsch6764/
Emse6760/
Cims6728/
Heimset6719/
Imce6710/
Himsett6710/
Guinses679/
Himsieh679/
Chimsea674/
Chimsee674/
Gnse673/
Imze673/
Imge673/
Jimshed673/
Guemsey672/
Gimegea672/
Gyms672/
Ginsher672/
Jimsher672/
Imsy672/
Ymse672/
Guinsey671/
Imje671/
Gimcher671/
Gimnger671/
Goggims671/
Guinsei671/
Heimseh671/
Imše671/
Ngemseh671/
Nghimsh671/
Yimsseu671/
Guimdje671/
Guinser671/
Guemsie671/
Giensie671/
Gaimsai671/
Jmse671/
Gjms671/
Imxe671/
Gimz670/
Ginsche670/
Himszer670/
Guinnse670/
Imscher670/
Heimsey670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gimse
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