Where Does The Last Name Kim Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kim (Arabic: كيم, Bengali: কিম, Georgian: კიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻢ, Hindi: कीम, Marathi: कीम, Oriya: କିମ, Russian: Ким, Tibetan: ཀིམ་) is borne by more people in South Korea than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kim? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kim is the 25^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kim reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 390^th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 1,726,724 people.

It is the most prevalent surname in 2 countries: South Korea, where 59 percent live and North Korea, where 36 percent live. The last name Kim is most commonly used in South Korea, where it is borne by 11,028,664 people, or 1 in 5. In South Korea it is primarily concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent live, Seoul, where 19 percent live and Busan, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Korea this surname exists in 201 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kim Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kim surname rose 91,883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 29,411 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 379 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kim Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kim last name is chiefly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Orthodox (66%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Orthodox (79%) in Kyrgyzstan, Syriac Catholic (93%) in Lebanon, Traditional African (74%) in Nigeria, Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (73%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Kim surname are 1.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.94% less than the national average, earning €11,428 per year; in Norway they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning 380,190 kr per year; in Peru they earn 208.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,854 per year; in South Africa they earn 104% more than the national average, earning R 484,788 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $27,813,800 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning 72,910,500 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $52,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $57,778 CAD per year.