Kimm Surname

171,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kimm Surname Definition:

From Kyme; a location name in Lincolnshire.

Kimm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2821:282,72926,321
Germany6321:127,38215,532
England1401:397,98627,485
Australia841:321,37727,634
Canada801:460,57039,784
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
France531:1,253,259128,888
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Austria211:405,49741,758
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland541:69,3194,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Kimm (2,528) may also be a first name.

Kimm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Kyme; a location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kimm Last Name Facts

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

Kimm (Russian: Кимм) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kimm is the 171,863rd most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,910,362 people. Kimm is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kimm are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 146,689th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,528 people.

Kimm is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States Kimm is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, Iowa, where 13 percent live and Montana, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Kimm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kimm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kimm surname increased 1,349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kimm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kimm last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kimm surname are 28.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kimm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimme89280/
Khimm8921/
Kihmm896/
Kiemm894/
Koimm891/
Keimm891/
Kim8618,794,063/
Khimme802/
Kaimme801/
Khim7555,158/
Keim7518,218/
Kaim7513,149/
Kime7510,980/
Kiem756,976/
Koim751,746/
Kihm751,481/
Kemm751,092/
Hkim75382/
Kuim75226/
Kiom75119/
Kymm7524/
Kimh7510/
Cimm755/
Kcim752/
Kkim752/
Kijm752/
Kimø752/
Kitm752/
Qkim751/
Kqim751/
Ckim751/
Kgim751/
K'Im751/
Qimm750/
Kemme671,571/
Kaime671,192/
Khiem671,135/
Kiehm67517/
Koime67495/
Keime67451/
Khaim67154/
Kuime6773/
Keihm6758/
Chimm6745/
Kimmehed6744/
Khoim6741/
Kheim6739/
Kimhe6734/
Hkaim6733/
D'Kim6713/
Quimm6712/
Khemm679/
Kaimt676/
Kchim674/
H'Kim674/
Khime674/
Kaaim673/
Kymme672/
Kaijm671/
Khism671/
Khimh671/
Kgaim671/
Hkime671/
Kimzz671/
Khuim671/
Khiom671/
Kkymm671/

Kimm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimm in the Russian language
Киммkimm-

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Kimm 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

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