Jim Surname

12,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Jim Surname User-submission:

The surname Jim derives from the Chinese character 金, pronounced as jin or jim, meaning 'gold'. Families with this surname may trace their ancestry to regions like Guangdong or Hong Kong.

Jim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11,6251:13,7081,071
Nigeria6,6731:26,5462,280
Papua New Guinea6,2791:1,29944
United States5,2511:69,0278,026
South Africa4,0591:13,3481,679
Malawi3,7121:4,612641
Zimbabwe2,2711:6,798752
Canada7591:48,5455,894
Malaysia7421:39,7503,249
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
England4101:135,89813,318
India3481:2,204,21173,357
Botswana3421:6,3951,066
Australia3061:88,22110,161
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Indonesia2601:508,65141,493
Philippines2071:489,07458,013
China2041:6,702,557507
Mexico1821:682,01210,671
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
Lesotho1341:15,1683,296
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Micronesia1111:957214
Iran1081:710,94937,133
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Afghanistan551:584,6036,939
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Solomon Islands411:14,1472,649
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Marshall Islands401:1,296334
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Wales311:99,8247,946
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France261:2,554,720189,486
South Sudan251:456,603797
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Cook Islands131:1,398376
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Oman41:921,9937,313
Panama41:978,06412,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Samoa41:48,452659
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brunei21:209,3663,098
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6711:74,8427,986

Jim (1,131,751) may also be a first name.

Jim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Jim derives from the Chinese character 金, pronounced as jin or jim, meaning 'gold'. Families with this surname may trace their ancestry to regions like Guangdong or Hong Kong.

- ojasjha

Jim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jim (Arabic: جيم, Hindi: जीम, Marathi: जीम, Oriya: ଜିମ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jim is the 12,059th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 156,469 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Jim are found; 26 percent are found in South Asia and 25 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 742nd most common first name on earth, borne by 1,131,751 people.

The last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 11,625 people, or 1 in 13,708. Besides Bangladesh Jim occurs in 135 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Jim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jim last name grew 783 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 20,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Jim surname are 11.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning 298,518 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.75% less than the national average, earning R 90,900 per year; in United States they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $36,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhim866,186/
Jime865,376/
Djim862,620/
Jaim862,395/
Jiem86221/
Jimm86210/
Jimh8656/
Tjim8652/
Juim8631/
Joim8624/
Jeim869/
Jism869/
Hjim865/
Jimn865/
Jihm863/
Jjim862/
Jimt862/
Jimd862/
Jitm861/
Jimq861/
Im801,060,635/
Jm801,145/
Jaime75191,726/
Djime755,948/
Jitem75334/
Jimme7590/
Jisme7550/
Djaim7530/
Jeime7530/
Jisim7520/
Jitim7517/
Jisem7510/
Jimne759/
Jhaim757/
Jimnt753/
Djimm753/
Hjeim752/
Jaism752/
Jimmt752/
Joime752/
Jheim752/
Jhimm751/
Jssim751/
Ejsim751/
Ujsim751/
Tjaim751/
Tjime751/
Jhãim751/
Jicem751/
Djeim751/
Jimnh751/
J'Jim751/
Joimh751/
Jaaim751/
Jitme751/
Juime751/
Jin676,307,824/
Sim67480,931/
Yim6748,836/
Him6728,059/
Ime6721,756/
Cim6711,486/
Zim679,120/
Gim673,383/
Aim672,776/
Imm672,004/
Jem671,426/
Ihm671,116/
Ajm67736/
Iem67727/
Eim67465/
Imt67312/
Ism67307/
Imd67153/
Oim67124/
Uim6785/
Iom6747/
Djaime6740/
Ejm6737/
Itm6728/
Djimme6722/
Jaimeh6721/
Jmh6717/
Jhm6715/
Djuime6715/
Jittem6713/
Img6712/
Imn6712/
Hjm6711/
Ojm6710/
Jme679/
Imh679/
Ijm679/
Jjm677/
Cjm676/
Imq674/
Jaimme673/
Jissem673/
Jmm673/
Jym672/
Jittim672/
Jissim672/
Ujm672/
Jitemd671/
Jgisme671/
Hojsim671/
Jichim671/
Joisme671/
Jiseem671/
Ãim671/
Djim'h671/
Djimne671/
Djeime671/
Jaimhs671/
Jaaime671/

Jim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jim in the Oriya language
ଜିମjima85.42
ଜୀମjima6.25
ଜିମ୍jim4.17
ଯିମyima4.17
Jim in the Marathi language
जीमjima70.83
अजीमajima29.17
Jim in the Hindi language
जीमjima49.12
जिमjima21.93
अजीमajima21.05
जी॰एम॰jiema3.51
Jim in the Arabic language
جيمjym-

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