Mims Surname

21,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mims Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Mimms (origin obscure), the name of places in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

Mims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,3901:14,8611,866
Australia2311:116,86512,949
England461:1,211,26256,182
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
India111:69,733,217610,955
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France51:13,284,544357,392
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2801:22,0262,769

Mims (288) may also be a first name.

Mims Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Mimms (origin obscure), the name of places in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

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

Mims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mims (Russian: Мимс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mims? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mims is the 21,896th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 293,498 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Mims are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mims is also the 520,883rd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 288 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 24,390 people, or 1 in 14,861. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mims has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mims surname grew 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mims Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mims last name are 11.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.26% registered to vote for the party.

Mims earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning $37,343 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mimms892,509/
Miems892/
Mimsd890/
Meims890/
Mioms890/
Maims890/
Mimns890/
Mimss890/
Mimshe8068/
Hmaims801/
Mimmms800/
Mins75827/
Mems75814/
Mimz7518/
Mums758/
Mimx752/
Myms751/
Minns675,569/
Minse671,330/
Meems67608/
Miens67590/
Hmimz67136/
Memsh67122/
Minsh6780/
Minst6734/
Mumms6711/
Muins6710/
Meams675/
Minss673/
Memse672/
Mgems671/
Memms671/
Memıs671/
Mimce671/
Mions671/
Muems671/
Muhms670/
Misns670/

Mims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mims in the Russian language
Мимсmims-

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Mims Reference & Research

Mims DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Mims 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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Mims
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