Glimm Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glimm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glimm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4011:200,76223,045
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Canada381:969,62173,252
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Glimm Last Name Facts

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

Glimm occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glimm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glimm is the 563,577th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name Glimm occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Glimm reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 200,762. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Glimm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glimm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glimm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glimm surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glimm earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 61.74% more than the national average, earning $69,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $44,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glimme9163/
Glim89884/
Gleim802,596/
Glime80437/
Glaim80142/
Glimø8010/
Glemm809/
Glimt808/
Ghlim803/
Glimå802/
Glymm801/
Glihm801/
Lmm7515/
Gillim73379/
Gleijm73108/
Glemme7364/
Glaime7316/
Ghleim732/
Gleime732/
Kglime731/
Ghlaim731/
Gellim731/
Glliem731/
Glem67418/
Gilliom67384/
Guellim6724/
Glimova6724/
Glym6714/
Gillaim6713/
Gilliem6713/
Guillim6711/
Gilluim672/
Geeslim672/
Gljm672/
Gläm671/
Lmme671/
Llmm671/
Gellaim671/
Gillime670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glimm
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