Kims Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Latvia551:37,2745,668
India301:25,568,846339,406
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Finland61:916,11741,832
China51:273,464,31313,838
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France31:22,140,907385,998
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Macau11:601,6301,582
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Kims (1,778) may also be a first name.

Kims Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kims (Russian: Кимс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kims? popularity and diffusion

It is the 646,966th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 28 percent of Kims are found; 23 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kims is also the 181,418th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 1,778 people.

Kims is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States Kims is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States Kims exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Kims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kims has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kims last name rose 178 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kims Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Jewish (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kims last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimse8946/
Kim's8921/
Kimms8914/
Kiems895/
Keims893/
Kimsd891/
Kaims890/
Khimse801/
Khaims801/
Kaimse800/
Kums75669/
Kems75258/
Cims7528/
Kimz7515/
Kyms751/
Kimx751/
Kimsova735/
Kimsová732/
Kemse67802/
Khums67237/
Keams67199/
Kähms6727/
Caims6725/
Cimms6720/
Chims6719/
Kyoms6715/
Khems6712/
Kümst678/
Kymse678/
Keems677/
Kuhms676/
Kiemz674/
Quims673/
Kimze672/
Qaims672/
Kymsh671/
Cimsh671/
Ķimse671/
Kumsh671/
Kumms671/
Kimce671/
Kimshova671/
Kihmz670/
Kemsh670/
Coims670/
Kemst670/
Keyms670/

Kims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kims in the Russian language
Кимсkims-

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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
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