Kimmich Surname

157,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kimmich Surname Definition:

(German) One who produced and sold caraway seeds.

Kimmich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7861:45,0765,911
United States6451:561,95246,273
France1681:395,37358,261
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Kimmich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who produced and sold caraway seeds.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kimmich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimmich is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kimmich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimmich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,924th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,632,784 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kimmich reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Kimmich is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,786 people, or 1 in 45,076. In Germany Kimmich is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 87 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Hamburg, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Kimmich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kimmich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kimmich surname increased 992 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kimmich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kimmich last name are 13.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.4% registered with the party.

The amount Kimmich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $43,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $46,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimmichs933/
Kimich92158/
Khimich862,708/
Kummich86103/
Kimitch8635/
Kümmich8633/
Keimich869/
Kimaich861/
Kaimich861/
Kimiche861/
Kimmech860/
Kimic8313/
Khimitch8017/
Khemmich8016/
Kimmeche802/
Kemmiche801/
Kuimiche801/
Kimych7726/
Kumich7721/
Kimici7719/
Kemich775/
Kimicz772/
Kimech771/
Kimics771/
Kemiche711,074/
Kimeche71289/
Khemich7129/
Keimech7127/
Chimich7121/
Kimmitz7120/
Kimizci719/
Khimych716/
Khimici712/
Kemitch712/
Khymich711/
Kemeich711/
Koymich711/
Kuimici711/
Kemmech711/
Khimech711/
Khimeche6718/
Kimec6712/
Kemic678/
Kemmeche676/
Kaimeche671/
Kimiz671/
Khemiche671/

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