Nim Surname

38,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7,2191:2,145458
India1,2361:620,60329,646
Philippines1,2221:82,84614,339
Vietnam5581:166,032895
United States5171:701,08155,448
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Russia3411:422,64840,379
Thailand2161:327,02956,393
Kazakhstan2041:86,6799,990
Papua New Guinea1941:42,0295,121
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Uzbekistan1581:195,7547,409
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
England1131:493,08031,588
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Malaysia781:378,13119,929
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia551:490,83137,357
France521:1,277,360130,443
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Afghanistan351:918,6629,049
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bhutan41:154,010967
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Nim (31,930) may also be a first name.

Nim Last Name Facts

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

Nim (Arabic: نِعم, Bengali: নিম, Hindi: नीम, Marathi: िम, Oriya: ନିମ, Russian: Ним, Tibetan: ཉིམ་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nim? popularity and diffusion

Nim is the 38,740th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 536,796 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nim live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 26,565th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 31,930 people.

The last name Nim is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 7,219 people, or 1 in 2,145. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Kampong Cham Province, where 14 percent reside, Takéo Province, where 10 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cambodia Nim exists in 73 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Nim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nim surname grew 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nim last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Nim earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning $37,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $55,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naim86151,808/
Nhim8637,733/
Ngim866,069/
Nime866,042/
Niem862,933/
Noim86577/
Nuim86402/
Neim86393/
Niom86381/
Nimm8667/
Nijm8649/
Gnim8631/
Nism8610/
Nihm867/
Hnim866/
Ånim864/
Nimh864/
N'Im864/
Nimt863/
Nimn863/
Nitm861/
Nnim861/
Nimg861/
Naime757,840/
Naaim751,638/
Nimme75432/
Noime75247/
Nhiem75243/
Gnime75203/
Nnime7563/
Neime7556/
Niehm7556/
Nhime7554/
Ngoim7527/
Nimne7519/
Gnaim7514/
Naism759/
Nisme758/
Nimmå757/
Nhaim754/
Nijme754/
Naimt754/
Naijm754/
Ngaim753/
Naimm752/
Gneim752/
Nnaim752/
Hnaim751/
Ngnim751/
Niomh751/
Noijm751/
Neimt751/
Nihme751/
Nhuim751/
Hnimq751/
Nimnn750/
Nin6713,179/
Nym6710,952/
Nem674,225/
Njm67420/
Nimova67107/
Nimowa6725/
Na'aim6723/
Nohiem6716/
Niñ6714/
Nhm6712/
Naaime6711/
Nåheim677/
Uamnim677/
Nahaim676/
Nnimme676/
Gneime675/
N'Aime673/
Ném672/
Naheim671/
Năm671/
Neimth671/
Nahgim671/
Nhoime671/
D'Naim671/
Nuoiem671/
Uannim671/

Nim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nim in the Tibetan language
ཉིམ་nyim94.87
ཉི་མ་nyima3.12
ཉིམ།nyim0.5
ཉིནམ་nyinam0.5
ཉིམnyim0.3
ཉིདམ་nyidam0.2
ཉིན་nyin0.1
ཉིམ་བཅུ་nyimchu0.1
ནིམ་nim0.1
ཉ་མ་nyama0.1
ཉེིམ་nyem0.1
Nim in the Oriya language
ନିମnima89.95
ନୀମnima6.91
ନିମାଇଁnima'im2.21
ନିମ୍nim0.28
ନୀମ୍nim0.09
Nim in the Bengali language
নিমnima83.33
নীমnima16.67
Nim in the Hindi language
नीमnima43.78
निमnima36.46
निम्बाnimba14.15
निम्बारामnimbarama3.29
निम्nim0.12
Nim in the Marathi language
िमima33.33
नैमnaima33.33
नीमnima33.33
Nim in the Russian language
Нимnim-
Nim in the Arabic language
نِعمnim-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nim
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