Mim Surname

2,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Mim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh250,8891:63562
Cambodia6931:22,3481,357
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Iran2821:272,27819,967
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Algeria1791:215,81924,918
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Vietnam881:1,052,7961,894
India731:10,507,745199,418
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
France71:9,488,960336,266
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Mim (65,607) may also be a first name.

Mim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mim (Hindi: मीम, Marathi: मीम, Oriya: ମିମ, Tibetan: སྨིམ་) is most common in Bangladesh. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mim is the 2,158th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,706 people. Mim is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mim live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mim is also the 14,679th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 65,607 people.

The last name Mim is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 250,889 people, or 1 in 635. Apart from Bangladesh this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 0 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 0 percent reside.

Mim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mim surname expanded 423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mim surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mim earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $54,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mime865,824/
Mihm863,075/
Moim862,185/
Maim861,085/
Meim86550/
Mimm86350/
Muim86297/
Miem86140/
Miom8644/
Mism8624/
Mimg8622/
Mimh8611/
Hmim864/
Mimt863/
Mimn863/
Mmim863/
Mgim862/
Mhim862/
Mimì862/
Mitm861/
Mimd860/
Maime751,748/
Misme75980/
Moime75837/
Miehm75193/
Meime75137/
Mimme7541/
Meihm7541/
Mmiem7511/
Mitme755/
Mhiem755/
Maaim753/
Hmime752/
Hmaim752/
Mmime752/
Hmeim752/
Muime751/
Mimdt751/
Maimd751/
Mimng751/
Mimhs751/
D'Mim751/
Mithm751/
Mimmd751/
Mhimd751/
Maitm751/
Mmhim751/
Mittm751/
Moimm751/
Mimne751/
Min671,033,082/
Mem677,140/
Mimova6745/
Mym6737/
Mhaime6721/
Mjm6720/
Mahaim6716/
Mimová6712/
Maheim676/
Meeiem674/
Mmn673/
Meisme673/
H'Meim672/
Mahiem671/
Maggim671/
Mheism671/
H'Mime671/
Mheime671/
Hmeime671/
Moisme671/

Mim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mim in the Marathi language
मीमmima-
Mim in the Hindi language
मीमmima80.41
मिमmima7.73
शमीमsamima6.7
Mim in the Oriya language
ମିମmima75
ସିମsima25
Mim in the Tibetan language
སྨིམ་mim50
མིམ་mim25
མིན་min25

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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
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  • 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 Mim
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