Im Surname

506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Im Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Im Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea1,031,4711:5011
Myanmar11,4011:4,556191
Cambodia10,9351:1,416343
United States5,6161:64,5407,550
Indonesia3,1141:42,4694,874
Vietnam1,5171:61,072585
Macau7021:857140
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Hong Kong6611:11,098328
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Malaysia5381:54,8224,226
Canada4891:75,3498,505
Singapore4321:12,749598
Thailand4131:171,03727,564
France3841:172,97626,937
India3801:2,018,59369,068
Turkey2971:262,02517,894
Australia2801:96,41310,942
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Pakistan2081:858,86511,887
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Brazil1451:1,476,37549,524
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Uzbekistan1141:271,3088,096
Japan1131:1,131,36521,317
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Taiwan961:244,2162,041
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
England761:733,13240,828
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Portugal471:221,6658,706
China441:31,075,4901,656
Guam291:5,521755
Lebanon291:194,3828,317
Algeria241:1,609,64843,157
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Panama191:205,9085,804
Chile181:978,69319,774
Kyrgyzstan181:331,81428,558
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Albania51:582,81119,572
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
North Korea41:6,279,26291
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Oman41:921,9937,313
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Im (33,800) may also be a first name.

Im Last Name Facts

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

The last name Im (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: इम, Marathi: इम, Oriya: ଇମ୍, Tibetan: ཨིམ་) occurs more in South Korea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Im? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,871 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Im are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 25,401st most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 33,800 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Korea, where it is held by 1,031,471 people, or 1 in 50. In South Korea it is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent reside, Seoul, where 21 percent reside and Busan, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Korea Im occurs in 110 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 1 percent reside and Cambodia, where 1 percent reside.

Im Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Im surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yim8048,836/
Jim8046,575/
Him8028,059/
Ime8021,756/
Gim803,383/
Aim802,776/
Imm802,004/
Ihm801,116/
Iem80727/
Eim80465/
Imt80312/
Ism80307/
Imd80153/
Oim80124/
Uim8085/
Iom8047/
Itm8028/
Img8012/
Imn8012/
Imh809/
Ijm809/
Imq804/
Ãim801/
Etim67193,573/
Heim6745,839/
Aime6735,251/
Haim679,970/
Jime675,376/
Hime674,713/
Isem674,282/
Itim674,056/
Item673,855/
Esim673,336/
Isme671,492/
Ihme671,243/
Gimm67886/
Imme67831/
Eime67532/
Gaim67531/
Aihm67458/
Ecim67332/
Isim67331/
Yime67253/
Aimh67240/
Jiem67221/
Jimm67210/
Hoim67203/
Hiem67180/
Oime67178/
Aimn67176/
İçem67175/
Goim67167/
İçim67133/
Himm67121/
Eitm6759/
Jimh6756/
Icim6750/
Øiom6747/
Imtt6729/
Eijm6724/
Aaim6723/
Aism6716/
Icem6715/
Eism6715/
Aitm6712/
Gihm6711/
Huim6711/
Aimm6710/
Yimm679/
Itme679/
Jism679/
Ismt678/
Ytim678/
Imne677/
Ijme677/
Ysim677/
Uime676/
Iehm676/
Himd676/
Iohm676/
Hism676/
Jimn675/
Iomh675/
Imdh675/
Yihm674/
Șoim674/
Imgg674/
Himh674/
Hitm674/
Yimh673/
Ithm673/
Ihmt673/
Jihm673/
Oitm673/
Iomm673/
Ittm672/
Himg672/
Șaim672/
Hihm672/
Aimd672/
Jimt672/
Imcc672/
Imhe672/
Uijm672/
Yimt672/
Jimd672/
Ijhm672/
Oimn672/
Oimm671/
Isym671/
Himn671/
Aimg671/
Yimn671/
Işim671/
Itym671/
Imåm671/
Imẵd671/
Jitm671/
Eihm671/
Eimn671/
Iemh671/
Uimg671/
Uimm671/
Uitm671/
Yimc671/
Yimg671/
Aimq671/
Eimd671/
Eimh671/
Eimm671/
Eimt671/
Jimq671/
Gimh671/
Ismh671/
Itmd671/
Itmm671/
Iojm671/
Ijmt671/
Ihmh671/
Ihtm671/
Imbp671/
Imzz671/
Imnc671/
Imnt671/
Imck671/
Imdt671/
Imgh671/
Imhh671/
Imhp671/
Imhz671/
Imjs671/
Imkh671/
Himq671/
Himc671/
Himt670/

Im Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Im in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻡam-
Im in the Tibetan language
ཨིམ་im-
Im in the Marathi language
इमima-
Im in the Oriya language
ଇମ୍im92.86
ଈମ୍im7.14
Im in the Hindi language
इमima34.38
भीमbhima20.83
ीमima17.71
ईमima12.5
खीमkhima10.42
इम्im2.08
िंim2.08

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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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