Jimenez Surname
Approximately 2,977,405 people bear this surname
Jimenez Surname Definition:
(Spanish) Descendant of the house or family of Simon (gracious hearing).
Read More About This SurnameJimenez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,057,450 | 1:117 | 16 |
| Spain | 398,306 | 1:117 | 11 |
| Colombia | 324,385 | 1:147 | 18 |
| Venezuela | 183,565 | 1:165 | 21 |
| United States | 171,996 | 1:2,107 | 204 |
| Dominican Republic | 111,776 | 1:93 | 11 |
| Philippines | 93,181 | 1:1,086 | 59 |
| Costa Rica | 90,964 | 1:53 | 3 |
| Peru | 80,112 | 1:397 | 56 |
| Ecuador | 71,573 | 1:222 | 12 |
| Cuba | 61,752 | 1:187 | 26 |
| Guatemala | 60,055 | 1:268 | 43 |
| Chile | 46,240 | 1:381 | 76 |
| Argentina | 43,541 | 1:982 | 133 |
| Bolivia | 36,854 | 1:288 | 48 |
| Panama | 34,310 | 1:114 | 11 |
| El Salvador | 22,338 | 1:284 | 59 |
| Nicaragua | 22,010 | 1:274 | 52 |
| Honduras | 21,877 | 1:403 | 94 |
| Puerto Rico | 12,666 | 1:280 | 65 |
| Paraguay | 11,758 | 1:615 | 157 |
| France | 7,477 | 1:8,884 | 791 |
| Brazil | 2,899 | 1:73,844 | 2,756 |
| Canada | 1,927 | 1:19,121 | 2,675 |
| Belize | 1,224 | 1:290 | 36 |
| England | 871 | 1:63,970 | 7,488 |
| Germany | 697 | 1:115,503 | 14,218 |
| Australia | 662 | 1:40,779 | 5,252 |
| Belgium | 572 | 1:20,099 | 3,107 |
| Switzerland | 443 | 1:18,539 | 3,041 |
| Thailand | 399 | 1:177,038 | 28,720 |
| Andorra | 347 | 1:242 | 30 |
| Italy | 344 | 1:177,781 | 26,598 |
| Uruguay | 279 | 1:12,300 | 1,381 |
| Netherlands | 244 | 1:69,210 | 11,804 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Aruba | 92 | 1:1,125 | 154 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Ireland | 66 | 1:71,348 | 4,439 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Denmark | 49 | 1:115,198 | 10,655 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Curaçao | 47 | 1:3,346 | 74 |
| Taiwan | 47 | 1:498,824 | 3,776 |
| Gibraltar | 44 | 1:772 | 126 |
| China | 41 | 1:33,349,306 | 1,770 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 1:36,864 | 3,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Iceland | 29 | 1:13,107 | 1,178 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 1:458,468 | 3,288 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 14 | 1:2,452 | 252 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Dominica | 7 | 1:10,842 | 411 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Angola | 6 | 1:4,498,202 | 6,967 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1:9,087,190 | 7,315 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1:36,939,785 | 260,488 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 1:425,582 | 31,158 |
The alternate forms: Jiménez (16,412), Jimènez (253), Jimenéz (86), Jímenez (62), Jimeñez (8), Jimenèz (5), Jimênez (2), Jìmenez (1), Jíménez (3), Jiménéz (1), Jìmènèz (1) & Jíménéz (1) are calculated separately.
Jimenez (2,434) may also be a first name.
Jimenez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Spanish) Descendant of the house or family of Simon (gracious hearing).
User-submitted Reference
Jimenez became popular in Latin America as a result of Spanish conquistadors that had said surname. One of the most popular ones is Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, who was an Spanish lawyer and explored South America (more specifically, Colombia). He established a colony called New City of Granada, which later became Santa Fé de Bogotá, which is Colombia's capital city nowadays.
- anajimenezJimenez means son of Jimeno or Ximeno or Ximén, an antique common name in Castille. Nowadays a number of girls and women are called 'Jimena', recuperation of an antique name.
- qualsevolJimenez Demographics
Jimenez Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Jimenez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jimenez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jimenez (Arabic: جيمينز) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Jiménez, Jimènez, Jimenéz, Jímenez, Jimeñez, Jimenèz, Jimênez, Jìmenez, Jíménez, Jiménéz, Jìmènèz or Jíménéz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimenez? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jimenez is the 178th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,448 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Jimenez reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Jimenez is also the 150,079th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 2,434 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,057,450 people, or 1 in 117. In Mexico Jimenez is primarily concentrated in: México, where 14 percent live, Chiapas, where 11 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico Jimenez occurs in 161 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.
Jimenez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jimenez has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 145,759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 12,443 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jimenez Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Jimenez surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Jimenez last name are 42.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jimenez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.71% less than the national average, earning €8,195 per year; in Norway they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning 203,630 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,809 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.96% less than the national average, earning R 118,908 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $22,416,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning $37,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $45,100 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jimenez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jimenez in the Arabic language | ||
| جيمينز | jymynz | - |
| خيمينز | khymynz | - |
| جيمينيز | jymynyz | - |
| خيمنيز | khymnyz | - |
| جيمنز | jymnz | - |
| جيمنيز | jymnyz | - |
| خيمينيز | khymynyz | - |
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