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Where Does The Last Name Lim Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lim (Arabic: ليم, Georgian: ლიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻢ, Hindi: लीम, Marathi: अलीम, Oriya: ଲିମ, Russian: Лим, Tibetan: ལིམ་) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lím or Lîm. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lim? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lim is the 665^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,848 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Lim are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 8,175^th most common first name on earth, held by 127,227 people.

The surname Lim is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 340,271 people, or 1 in 87. In Malaysia Lim is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 29 percent are found, Johor, where 18 percent are found and Penang, where 13 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name exists in 176 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 12 percent are found and Cambodia, where 11 percent are found.

Lim Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lim surname grew 24,049 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 13,977 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 15,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lim Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lim surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (54%) in Kazakhstan, Latin Catholic (83%) in Lebanon, Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (70%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Lim last name are 7.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.88% less than the national average, earning 291,122 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.83% less than the national average, earning R 116,856 per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning 81,487,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $51,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% more than the national average, earning $57,016 CAD per year.