Kims Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Kims Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Latvia | 55 | 1:37,274 | 5,668 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Kims (1,778) may also be a first name.
Kims Demographics
Kims Political Affiliation
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Kims Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kims Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kims (Russian: Кимс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kims? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 646,966th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Kims occurs mostly in Europe, where 28 percent of Kims live; 23 percent live in North America and 23 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kims is also the 181,418th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,778 people.
The last name Kims is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States Kims exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
Kims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kims has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kims surname expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kims Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Jewish (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Kims last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.
Kims earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $44,284 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimse | 89 | 46 | / |
| Kim's | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kimms | 89 | 14 | / |
| Kiems | 89 | 5 | / |
| Keims | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kimsd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaims | 89 | 0 | / |
| Khimse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaims | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaimse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kums | 75 | 669 | / |
| Kems | 75 | 258 | / |
| Cims | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kimz | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kyms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimsova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kimsová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kemse | 67 | 802 | / |
| Khums | 67 | 237 | / |
| Keams | 67 | 199 | / |
| Kähms | 67 | 27 | / |
| Caims | 67 | 25 | / |
| Cimms | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chims | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kyoms | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khems | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kümst | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kymse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keems | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuhms | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiemz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quims | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kimze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaims | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kymsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ķimse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihmz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coims | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keyms | 67 | 0 | / |
Kims Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kims in the Russian language | ||
| Кимс | kims | - |
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Kims 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 Kims
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis