Nimz Surname

222,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Nimz Surname User-submission:

Derived from the Slavic/Polish word niemiec, which means 'German'.

Nimz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2411:64,8718,317
United States4581:791,39561,115
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nimz (28) may also be a first name.

Nimz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Slavic/Polish word niemiec, which means 'German'.

- rockabellalina_87

Nimz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nimz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nimz.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 222,674th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,982,266 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Nimz reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nimz is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,241 people, or 1 in 64,871. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Brandenburg, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Nimz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nimz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nimz last name rose 4,164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nimz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nimz are 19.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nimz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $50,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nimtz891,716/
Niemz89428/
Nimze89238/
Nimsz89125/
Nimcz8942/
Nimmz891/
Niemtz8036/
Nimtsz8030/
Neimtz801/
Nims752,436/
Ninz75121/
Nimč7521/
Nimc759/
Nimš758/
Numz752/
Nimx751/
Nemz751/
Neimetz7325/
D'Nimtz731/
Nimje6713,513/
Nimse679,552/
Niemc67148/
Niems67102/
Nemsz6739/
Neims6737/
Ninze6723/
Nimms6717/
Nemtz678/
Naims678/
Naimc676/
Nienz673/
Nimci673/
Nimtx671/
Nuims671/
Nimsh671/
Ngemz671/
Niemś671/
Nymcz671/
Nymsz671/

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