Imm Surname

206,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Imm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from the nick. Em changed to Im. Thus Imeson is but a variant of Empson, which see, Im or Imm of Emm or Emme, and Ims or Imms of Emms, which see. There cannot be a doubt about this derivation; compare Ibbett and Ebbetts or Izard and Ezard.

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Imm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9801:369,85632,819
Germany3691:218,17224,578
Malaysia2641:111,7217,470
England1221:456,70530,074
France371:1,795,209158,669
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Wales211:147,35910,403
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Imm (254) may also be a first name.

Imm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from the nick. Em changed to Im. Thus Imeson is but a variant of Empson, which see, Im or Imm of Emm or Emme, and Ims or Imms of Emms, which see. There cannot be a doubt about this derivation; compare Ibbett and Ebbetts or Izard and Ezard. With the American Impson, compare Thompson or Simpson.

1574. Married — William Kelsea and Isabell Imme: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1742. — -John Imeson and Sarah Read: St. George, Hanover Square.

1794. — Josiah Wheeler and Frances Imeson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1802. — George Imms and Elizabeth Wilson: ibid.

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

(Teutonic) 1 the Old Teutonic pers. name Immo (m.), Imma (m. and from), of doubtful origin.

2 for Emm (q.v.), esp. as a diminutive of Emma.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Imm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Imm (Hindi: इम्म, Marathi: इमा्म) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Imm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Imm is the 206,734th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,636,500 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Imm are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Imm is also the 559,024th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 254 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 980 people, or 1 in 369,856. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Imm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Imm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 370 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Imm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Imm last name are 18.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Imm earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $53,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimm86886/
Imme86831/
Jimm86210/
Himm86121/
Aimm8610/
Yimm869/
Iomm863/
Imnm862/
Imhm861/
Oimm861/
Inmm861/
Imåm861/
Uimm861/
Eimm861/
Itmm861/
Im801,060,635/
Himme75209/
Jimme7590/
Haimm7524/
Himmt7513/
Gimmå7512/
Etimm7510/
Aimme755/
Yimme753/
Jimmt752/
Itimm751/
Ismme751/
Gaimm750/
Goimm750/
Yim6748,836/
Jim6746,575/
Him6728,059/
Ime6721,756/
Gim673,383/
Aim672,776/
Emm671,652/
Ihm671,116/
Iem67727/
Eim67465/
Imt67312/
Ism67307/
Imd67153/
Oim67124/
Uim6785/
Iom6747/
Itm6728/
Inm6711/
Ijm679/
Imh679/
Ymm677/
D'Imme676/
Immova673/
Jmm673/
Immová672/
Heimme672/
Ãim671/

Imm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imm in the Hindi language
इम्मim'ma-
Imm in the Marathi language
इमा्मimama-

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