Keims Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Keims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Keims (3) may also be a first name.

Keims Last Name Facts

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

Keims is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Keims.

How Common Is The Last Name Keims? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keims is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Keims live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,463,778th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 3 people.

The last name Keims is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Keims is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 100 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Keims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keims last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kims89468/
Kems89258/
Kemse80802/
Keams80199/
Keins8056/
Kimse8046/
Kaems8032/
Kim's8021/
Kimms8014/
Khems8012/
Keems807/
Kiems805/
Koems803/
Kimsd801/
Kemst800/
Keyms800/
Kemsh800/
Kaims800/
Kitims7337/
Keemss7332/
Kaehms7314/
Kemshe736/
Kecins736/
Khimse731/
Kheins731/
Ketems731/
Khemss731/
Keyams731/
Kajems731/
Khaims731/
Khemse731/
Khehms731/
Keiens730/
Keinse730/
Kaimse730/
Kams67550/
Kuitems67190/
Keggins6791/
Cims6728/
Kesimce6728/
Kemz6719/
Kimz6715/
Kemsová678/
Kasimse677/
Kimsova675/
Khemshe674/
Kasimsp674/
Cems673/
Kheemsh672/
Keatins672/
Kimsová672/
Keitens672/
Kessems671/
Kimx671/
Kyms671/
Kemchhs671/
Kheemse671/
Kittems670/
Kechins670/

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Keims Reference & Research

Kim DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kim FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keims
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis