Im Surname
Approximately 1,060,635 people bear this surname
Im Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1,031,471 | 1:50 | 11 |
| Myanmar | 11,401 | 1:4,556 | 191 |
| Cambodia | 10,935 | 1:1,416 | 343 |
| United States | 5,616 | 1:64,540 | 7,550 |
| Indonesia | 3,114 | 1:42,469 | 4,874 |
| Vietnam | 1,517 | 1:61,072 | 585 |
| Macau | 702 | 1:857 | 140 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Hong Kong | 661 | 1:11,098 | 328 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Malaysia | 538 | 1:54,822 | 4,226 |
| Canada | 489 | 1:75,349 | 8,505 |
| Singapore | 432 | 1:12,749 | 598 |
| Thailand | 413 | 1:171,037 | 27,564 |
| France | 384 | 1:172,976 | 26,937 |
| India | 380 | 1:2,018,593 | 69,068 |
| Turkey | 297 | 1:262,025 | 17,894 |
| Australia | 280 | 1:96,413 | 10,942 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Pakistan | 208 | 1:858,865 | 11,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 177 | 1:51,764 | 5,108 |
| Brazil | 145 | 1:1,476,375 | 49,524 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Uzbekistan | 114 | 1:271,308 | 8,096 |
| Japan | 113 | 1:1,131,365 | 21,317 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Taiwan | 96 | 1:244,216 | 2,041 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| China | 44 | 1:31,075,490 | 1,656 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Lebanon | 29 | 1:194,382 | 8,317 |
| Algeria | 24 | 1:1,609,648 | 43,157 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| North Korea | 4 | 1:6,279,262 | 91 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Im (33,800) may also be a first name.
Im Demographics
Average Im Salary in
United States
$51,206 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Im Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Im Come From? nationality or country of origin
Im (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: इम, Marathi: इम, Oriya: ଇମ୍, Tibetan: ཨིམ་) is found most in South Korea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Im? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 506th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,871 people. The last name Im occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Im live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 25,401st most widespread given name globally, borne by 33,800 people.
The surname is most frequently held in South Korea, where it is borne by 1,031,471 people, or 1 in 50. In South Korea Im is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent are found, Seoul, where 21 percent are found and Busan, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account South Korea this last name is found in 110 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 1 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.
Im Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Im are 1.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Im earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $51,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,546 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yim | 80 | 48,836 | / |
| Jim | 80 | 46,575 | / |
| Him | 80 | 28,059 | / |
| Ime | 80 | 21,756 | / |
| Gim | 80 | 3,383 | / |
| Aim | 80 | 2,776 | / |
| Imm | 80 | 2,004 | / |
| Ihm | 80 | 1,116 | / |
| Iem | 80 | 727 | / |
| Eim | 80 | 465 | / |
| Imt | 80 | 312 | / |
| Ism | 80 | 307 | / |
| Imd | 80 | 153 | / |
| Oim | 80 | 124 | / |
| Uim | 80 | 85 | / |
| Iom | 80 | 47 | / |
| Itm | 80 | 28 | / |
| Img | 80 | 12 | / |
| Imn | 80 | 12 | / |
| Imh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ijm | 80 | 9 | / |
| Imq | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ãim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etim | 67 | 193,573 | / |
| Heim | 67 | 45,839 | / |
| Aime | 67 | 35,251 | / |
| Haim | 67 | 9,970 | / |
| Jime | 67 | 5,376 | / |
| Hime | 67 | 4,713 | / |
| Isem | 67 | 4,282 | / |
| Itim | 67 | 4,056 | / |
| Item | 67 | 3,855 | / |
| Esim | 67 | 3,336 | / |
| Isme | 67 | 1,492 | / |
| Ihme | 67 | 1,243 | / |
| Gimm | 67 | 886 | / |
| Imme | 67 | 831 | / |
| Eime | 67 | 532 | / |
| Gaim | 67 | 531 | / |
| Aihm | 67 | 458 | / |
| Ecim | 67 | 332 | / |
| Isim | 67 | 331 | / |
| Yime | 67 | 253 | / |
| Aimh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Jiem | 67 | 221 | / |
| Jimm | 67 | 210 | / |
| Hoim | 67 | 203 | / |
| Hiem | 67 | 180 | / |
| Oime | 67 | 178 | / |
| Aimn | 67 | 176 | / |
| İçem | 67 | 175 | / |
| Goim | 67 | 167 | / |
| İçim | 67 | 133 | / |
| Himm | 67 | 121 | / |
| Eitm | 67 | 59 | / |
| Jimh | 67 | 56 | / |
| Icim | 67 | 50 | / |
| Øiom | 67 | 47 | / |
| Imtt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eijm | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aaim | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aism | 67 | 16 | / |
| Icem | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eism | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aitm | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gihm | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aimm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yimm | 67 | 9 | / |
| Itme | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jism | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ismt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ytim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Imne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ijme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ysim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uime | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iehm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Himd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iohm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hism | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jimn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iomh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imdh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yihm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Șoim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imgg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Himh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hitm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yimh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ithm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihmt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jihm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oitm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iomm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ittm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Himg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Șaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hihm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aimd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jimt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imcc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uijm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yimt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jimd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijhm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oimn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oimm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yimn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Işim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imåm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imẵd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jitm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eihm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uimg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uimm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uitm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yimc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yimg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ismh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itmd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itmm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iojm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihtm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imbp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himt | 67 | 0 | / |
Im Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Im in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻡ | am | - |
| Im in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨིམ་ | im | - |
| Im in the Marathi language | ||
| इम | ima | - |
| Im in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇମ୍ | im | 92.86 |
| ଈମ୍ | im | 7.14 |
| Im in the Hindi language | ||
| इम | ima | 34.38 |
| भीम | bhima | 20.83 |
| ीम | ima | 17.71 |
| ईम | ima | 12.5 |
| खीम | khima | 10.42 |
| इम् | im | 2.08 |
| िं | im | 2.08 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Im
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