Jimmy Surname

7,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Jimmy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jimmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria27,3221:6,484785
Burundi9,8701:993278
Papua New Guinea5,4531:1,49548
Tanzania4,3151:12,2691,592
Liberia4,3011:1,025138
Egypt3,7521:24,5032,762
Malawi2,9281:5,847834
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Vanuatu2,2421:1176
Malaysia2,1111:13,9721,433
Kenya1,2951:35,6603,851
United States1,0391:348,85431,288
India7191:1,066,85044,205
Indonesia7071:187,05717,934
Botswana6621:3,304441
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Solomon Islands4051:1,43283
Canada3351:109,98711,787
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
South Africa3161:171,44819,021
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Philippines2021:501,17958,848
Singapore2011:27,4021,053
Fiji1891:4,732899
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
China1481:9,238,659602
England1351:412,72628,150
France971:684,77087,242
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Australia951:284,16525,304
Uganda911:429,00326,108
Israel591:145,04515,356
Micronesia571:1,864406
Namibia471:51,2646,204
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Nicaragua391:154,3872,244
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Saint Lucia271:6,622814
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
South Sudan161:713,442947
Vietnam161:5,790,3782,464
Benin151:689,04039,432
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Marshall Islands101:5,182920
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Jimmy (1,058,058) may also be a first name.

Jimmy Last Name Facts

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

Jimmy (Arabic: جيمى, Hindi: जिम्मी, Marathi: जीमी, Oriya: ଜିମି, Tibetan: འཇིགས་མེད་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jimmy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,354th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 94,380 people. The last name Jimmy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Jimmy are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jimmy is also the 825th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,058,058 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 27,322 people, or 1 in 6,484. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 54 percent live, Cross River, where 9 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 127 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Jimmy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jimmy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jimmy last name expanded 17,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jimmy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jimmy last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Jimmy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning R 257,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.9% less than the national average, earning $19,546,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning $35,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.89% less than the national average, earning $36,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jimmey91105/
Djimmy9149/
Jimmyz9113/
Jimmys9112/
Jimmmy916/
Jimmiy912/
Jimmay912/
Jiemmy911/
Jinmmy911/
Jaimmy911/
Jeimmy910/
Jimy891,103/
Immy8969/
Jmmy8912/
Jimmiey832/
Jaimmey832/
Djimmey831/
Jimma8012,315/
Jimey803,606/
Simmy802,485/
Jemmy80811/
Djimy80658/
Jimmi80495/
Gimmy80484/
Jiemy80202/
Jismy80145/
Himmy80142/
Zimmy8093/
Jimme8090/
Jimay8052/
Jaimy8042/
Jeimy8038/
Jimyo8023/
Jimoy808/
Yimmy806/
Jymmy805/
Jhimy802/
Aimmy802/
Eimmy802/
Jhmmy802/
Cimmy801/
Immay801/
Imy75489/
Jmy755/
Jimmai731,012/
Jimmie73715/
Jhimay73106/
Jaimoy7369/
Gimmey7366/
Chimmy7354/
Jimmis7345/
Jimmeh7331/
Jimmer7324/
Djemmy7323/
Djimme7322/
Djimey7320/
Jimmez7316/
Jemmey7315/
Djimay7314/
Jimmih7313/
Jimmaa739/
Zimmey738/
Immaya738/
Jimmio735/
Jaimey734/
Jimmei734/
Ghimmy734/
Jemmiy734/
Jaimay734/
Jinmma733/
Jimmet733/
Jaimme733/
Jimohy733/
Jimmee732/
Djimmé732/
Jeammy732/
Simmoy732/
Jiemoy732/
Jeimyp731/
Jijmey731/
Jimaya731/
Jimmes731/
Jimmit731/
Jjimey731/
Gimmay731/
Zimmay731/
Simmey731/
Himmey731/
Juimay731/
Haimmy731/
Gimmyi731/
Khimmy731/
Heimmy731/
Jhimme731/
Jemmys730/
Simmay730/
Cimmey730/
Jima6719,826/
Jimi6711,256/
Jime675,376/
Jemy673,654/
Imma671,429/
Imme67831/
Emmy67827/
Immi67720/
Gimy67555/
Ummy67507/
Simy67343/
Himy67335/
Imay67326/
Ismy67285/
Jmyi67185/
Zimy6740/
Aimy6737/
Imoy6734/
Imyo6731/
Chimmoy6723/
Djimmai6723/
Imuy6719/
Immè6719/
Imey6712/
Jmma6711/
Imøy6710/
Chimmey675/
Eimy673/
Chimmay672/
Yimy672/
Chimmuy672/
Djinmey672/
Imiy672/
Jimmess671/
Djeimme671/
Cimy671/
Jiemmeh671/
Jmey671/
Jaimauy671/
Jaimmes671/
Jimé671/
Immé671/
Jmys671/
Zhimmay671/
Ajmy671/
Djemmay671/
Jymy671/
Imyy671/
Ujmy671/
Ejmy671/
Jhaimys671/
Jmay671/
Jmme671/
Jmyd671/
Jmyp671/
Jjemmey671/
Jimj671/
Jtmy671/
Iemy671/
Iomy671/
Inmy671/
Imyh671/
Imyi671/
Imyz671/
Jimmett670/

Jimmy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jimmy in the Marathi language
जीमीjimi-
Jimmy in the Tibetan language
འཇིགས་མེད་jikme91.67
འཇིགས་མིད་jikmi8.33
Jimmy in the Hindi language
जिम्मीjim'mi85.71
जिमीjimi14.29
Jimmy in the Oriya language
ଜିମିjimi83.33
ଜିମୀjimi16.67
Jimmy in the Arabic language
جيمىjymy-
جيميjymy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jimmy
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