Jimenez Surname

178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,977,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Jimenez Surname Definition:

(Spanish) Descendant of the house or family of Simon (gracious hearing).

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Jimenez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,057,4501:11716
Spain398,3061:11711
Colombia324,3851:14718
Venezuela183,5651:16521
United States171,9961:2,107204
Dominican Republic111,7761:9311
Philippines93,1811:1,08659
Costa Rica90,9641:533
Peru80,1121:39756
Ecuador71,5731:22212
Cuba61,7521:18726
Guatemala60,0551:26843
Chile46,2401:38176
Argentina43,5411:982133
Bolivia36,8541:28848
Panama34,3101:11411
El Salvador22,3381:28459
Nicaragua22,0101:27452
Honduras21,8771:40394
Puerto Rico12,6661:28065
Paraguay11,7581:615157
France7,4771:8,884791
Brazil2,8991:73,8442,756
Canada1,9271:19,1212,675
Belize1,2241:29036
England8711:63,9707,488
Germany6971:115,50314,218
Australia6621:40,7795,252
Belgium5721:20,0993,107
Switzerland4431:18,5393,041
Thailand3991:177,03828,720
Andorra3471:24230
Italy3441:177,78126,598
Uruguay2791:12,3001,381
Netherlands2441:69,21011,804
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Aruba921:1,125154
Austria781:109,17215,555
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Sweden631:156,29810,904
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Bahamas481:8,161696
Norway481:107,13114,344
Curaçao471:3,34674
Taiwan471:498,8243,776
Gibraltar441:772126
China411:33,349,3061,770
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Guam331:4,852643
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Malta301:14,342837
Iceland291:13,1071,178
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Suriname261:21,2544,689
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Finland211:261,74820,300
Japan201:6,392,21541,807
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Greece141:791,41484,075
Turks and Caicos Islands141:2,452252
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Dominica71:10,842411
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Wales71:442,07621,198
Angola61:4,498,2026,967
Croatia61:704,76744,411
India61:127,844,230863,365
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Oman51:737,5946,889
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Macau41:150,408604
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Albania31:971,35222,477
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

- anajimenez

Jimenez 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.

- qualsevol

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiménez9516,412/
Jimènez95253/
Jimenéz9586/
Jímenez9562/
Jimeñez958/
Jimenèz955/
Jimênez952/
Jìmenez951/
Jiemenez93330/
Jimmenez9388/
Jimienez9336/
Jjimenez9318/
Jimeneez9316/
Juimenez9316/
Jimenezz9310/
Jim'enez938/
Jaimenez938/
Jimenezx937/
Xjimenez937/
Jimeenez936/
Jimeniez935/
Jimenesz934/
Jimeinez934/
Djimenez934/
Hjimenez934/
Jijmenez933/
Jhimenez933/
Jimenerz932/
Jeimenez932/
Jimeneiz932/
Jimenexz932/
Jimenedz931/
Jimenhez931/
Jimeanez931/
Jimeneaz931/
Jimesnez931/
Jimene92182/
Jmenez92178/
Imenez92162/
Jíménez903/
Jiménéz901/
Jeimmenez881/
Gimenez86373,167/
Jimenes8618,191/
Jiminez865,244/
Jimenea862,265/
Jemenez86646/
Djimene86221/
Jimeniz86197/
Himenez8683/
Jimenec8652/
Jimanez8646/
Simenez8645/
Jimenex8634/
Zimenez8624/
Jaimene865/
Aimenez865/
Jymenez864/
Jimener864/
Jimenet864/
Yimenez863/
Jimeney863/
Jjmenez863/
Jimonez862/
Cimenez862/
Oimenez861/
Jimeneu861/
Jimenee861/
Jmenezz861/
Jìmènèz861/
Jíménéz861/
Jımenez861/
Iomenez860/
Imene833,322/
Jimenezová825/
Chimenez80308/
Djimegne8032/
Giemenez8010/
Jjiménez806/
Jimminez806/
Gimmenez805/
Gismenez804/
Jiminiez803/
Jimienes802/
Djuimene802/
Juimenes802/
Jimmenes801/
Jimmeney801/
Gaimenez801/
Gimenezs801/
Jimeneas801/
Jimeneys801/
Jimménez801/
Jiméneez801/
Jiménerz801/
Jiménezz801/
Gimeneez801/
Gimenesz801/
Gimenezz801/
Djoimene801/
Gimeanez801/
Jimena776,663/
Aimene773,249/
Simene771,575/
Imenes77312/
Cimene77303/
Himene77291/
Gimene77272/
Yimene77189/
Zimene7780/
Jemene7724/
Jimine7723/
Ismene7718/
Imenge7715/
Jménez775/
Imenje774/
Iemene773/
Jimeny773/
Emenez772/
Jmeniz771/
Jminez771/
Imenec771/
Eimene771/
Imiene771/
Jiméne771/
Imenet771/
Jmenes771/
Jmenet771/
Imenea771/
Ymenez771/
Jimeni771/
Djimegnie751/
Gimenes7121,615/
Simeneh718,862/
Giménez711,566/
Jeminez71775/
Haimene71763/
Himenes71231/
Simenes71175/
Giminez71159/
Gemenez71142/
Hemenez71130/
Jemeniz71108/
Djemene7184/
Djimeni7174/
Gimeniz7159/
Jiminiz7153/
Jimines7151/
Zaimene7151/
Jemenes7146/
Cimenes7139/
Gismene7135/
Gimènez7121/
Jemenea7121/
Zimhene7113/
Jiménes7112/
Zimenes719/
Gimenéz719/
Simiene718/
Himinez718/
Jimenis718/
Simenie718/
Humenez717/
Djimine716/
Jiminec716/
Semenez715/
Hymenez715/
Gimenee715/
Jiminey714/
Jiminea714/
Yimegne714/
Imienhe713/
Jemenec713/
Yimmene713/
Simenea712/
Jemmene712/
Gimenea712/
Jaimine712/
Jiminex711/
Himeniz711/
Himeyne711/
Eimenea711/
Aimenec711/
Aimhene711/
Jeménez711/
Jimengi711/
Hiemene711/
Jemeine711/
Jimegni711/
Jimiena711/
Jiménea711/
Jiménex711/
Jiménezová711/
Jímenes711/
Jímenex711/
Juimeni711/
Simeane711/
Siemene711/
Saimene711/
Tjimine711/
Tcimene711/
Goimene711/
Gimenèz711/
Gimenêz711/
Djimeny711/
Cimenei711/
Jemenei711/
Aimeane711/
Simenhe711/
Cimenej711/
Jimmeny711/
Gimener711/
Gimeney711/
Hismene711/
Soimene710/
Ziminez710/
Simenesh677,888/
Emene673,141/
Chimenes671,181/
Imine67525/
Imena67407/
Tjimuine67133/
Scimenes67121/
Imeni67100/
Simmenes6771/
Zimenets6730/
Hemenetz6729/
Khimenes6727/
Djuimeni6720/
Yitmener6710/
Gismenes679/
Simieneh679/
Imeny677/
Ymene674/
Gimesnes674/
Simoinez674/
Zeimiene673/
Ziemiene673/
Himinecz672/
Ehiemene672/
Gimmenes672/
Chiminez672/
Hemmenez671/
Jimmaine671/
Jimminey671/
Chimeniz671/
Jemmeniz671/
Jijminiz671/
Jmine671/
Siemiene671/
Djeimeni671/
Djimegni671/
Ceimenes671/
Imäne671/
Jimanesh671/
Jemenesh671/
Djemmene671/
Eitmeney671/
Saimenee671/
Chemenez671/
Jmenh671/
Himmenes670/

Jimenez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jimenez in the Arabic language
جيمينزjymynz-
خيمينزkhymynz-
جيمينيزjymynyz-
خيمنيزkhymnyz-
جيمنزjymnz-
جيمنيزjymnyz-
خيمينيزkhymynyz-

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