Joachim Surname

12,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Haiti

Joachim Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Joachim.' Modern immigration has helped to preserve the surname.

Richard Joachim, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Jochim, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Joachim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania14,9101:3,551491
Haiti10,0761:1,060159
Germany4,1671:19,3202,553
France3,6351:18,2732,032
United States2,9471:122,99313,102
Chad1,7331:7,8431,090
Sri Lanka1,5351:13,5561,941
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Nigeria5581:317,46017,497
Papua New Guinea4051:20,1332,120
Belgium3661:31,4125,081
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Malaysia2831:104,2207,083
Trinidad and Tobago1951:6,9951,056
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Benin1691:61,1577,536
Poland1621:234,62230,119
England1491:373,94726,392
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Austria1141:74,69711,341
Luxembourg1011:5,748843
Ivory Coast961:240,3259,685
Namibia921:26,1894,171
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
India491:15,654,396253,566
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Panama251:156,4905,002
Burkina Faso251:734,0848,477
Israel231:372,07130,321
Saint Lucia201:8,939961
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines141:8,047726
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Denmark111:513,15632,022
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominica11:75,891912
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

The alternate forms: Joachím (1) are calculated separately.

Joachim (484,417) may also be a first name.

Joachim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Joachim.' Modern immigration has helped to preserve the surname.

Richard Joachim, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Jochim, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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

(Hebrew) Jehovah will set up [the Vulgate Joakim (A.V, Jehoiakim), Hebrew Y·hóyáqím-Y·hóv, abbrev. of Y·hóváh, Jehovah] Ther was in Babiloine a bern [man] in that borw riche, That Was a Jewe jentil, and Joachim he hiht.—The [E]Pystyl of Swete Susan, 1-2. There dwelt a man in Babylon, called Joacim.—The Hist. of Susanna, I. 1. (Apoc.) Joachim (and Jochim) occurs in the Hundred Rolls; but the name in our directories is largely due to recent immigration from Germany, Russia, France, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Joachim Last Name Facts

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

Joachim (Bengali: জোয়াচিম, Hindi: जोकिम, Marathi: जोकीम, Oriya: େଯାଆକିମ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Joachím. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joachim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Joachim is the 12,436th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 161,379 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Joachim reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,087th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 484,417 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14,910 people, or 1 in 3,551. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 10 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 96 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Joachim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Joachim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Joachim surname expanded 1,002 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joachim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Joachim are 0.90000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Joachim earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning R 280,296 per year; in United States they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $46,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $45,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Joachim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joachim in the Bengali language
জোয়াচিমjoyacima-
Joachim in the Oriya language
େଯାଆକିମeya'akima80
ାକିମakima6.67
ଜୁଆକିମ୍ju'akim6.67
େଯାଆକିମ୍eya'akim6.67
Joachim in the Marathi language
जोकीमjokima65.38
जोचीमjocima9.62
जॉकीमjokima7.69
जोखीमjokhima5.77
ऑफीमophima3.85
जोआिचमjoaicama3.85
जॉचीमjocima1.92
जोअिचमjoaicama1.92
Joachim in the Hindi language
जोकिमjokima50
ज्वाकिमjvakima50

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Footnotes

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