Kime Surname
Approximately 10,980 people bear this surname
Kime Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kyme.' South Kyme is a parish in Lincolnshire, eight miles from Tattershall; North Kyme is a township in the same parish.
Philip de Kyme, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameKime Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,886 | 1:93,273 | 10,474 |
| DR Congo | 2,907 | 1:25,414 | 3,193 |
| Nigeria | 1,405 | 1:126,080 | 8,258 |
| India | 842 | 1:911,004 | 39,434 |
| England | 736 | 1:75,704 | 8,577 |
| Australia | 329 | 1:82,054 | 9,517 |
| Papua New Guinea | 190 | 1:42,914 | 5,251 |
| Niger | 182 | 1:105,451 | 4,281 |
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 1:74,235 | 10,965 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 283 | 1:86,132 | 9,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 783 | 1:64,136 | 6,984 |
The alternate forms: Kimé (6) are calculated separately.
Kime (2,263) may also be a first name.
Kime Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kyme.' South Kyme is a parish in Lincolnshire, eight miles from Tattershall; North Kyme is a township in the same parish.
Philip de Kyme, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Rosa de Kyme, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William de Kyma, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Lucia de Kyme, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Symon de Kyme, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1638. Robert Lloyd and Elizabeth Kyme: Marriage Lic. (London).
1641. Nightingale Kyme and Elizabeth Pigeon: ibid.
Kime Demographics
Average Male Kime Height
176.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kime Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kime Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kime (Georgian: კიმე, Hindi: किमे, Oriya: କିେମ, Russian: Киме, Tibetan: སྐྱིད་མི་) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kimé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kime? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,165th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 663,711 people. The surname Kime occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Kime live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kime is also the 156,910th most widespread first name internationally, held by 2,263 people.
Kime is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,886 people, or 1 in 93,273. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Kime Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kime has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kime surname expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kime Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kime surname are 21.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.41% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kime earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.77% less than the national average, earning R 19,560 per year; in United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.67% more than the national average, earning $70,384 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kime Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kime in the Georgian language | ||
| კიმე | kime | - |
| Kime in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྐྱིད་མི་ | kyimi | - |
| Kime in the Oriya language | ||
| କିେମ | kiema | - |
| Kime in the Hindi language | ||
| किमे | kime | 33.33 |
| किमी | kimi | 33.33 |
| कीमे | kime | 33.33 |
| Kime in the Russian language | ||
| Киме | kime | - |
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Footnotes
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