Pim Surname

155,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pim Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) from the Old Teutonic pers. name Pimo, Pymma, the latter being the name of a 10th-cent. abbot mentioned in the ‘Lib. Vit. Eccl. Dunelm.’ [orig. uncertain, but not improbably a diminutive form of the Old Teutonic Pinberht (found in France to-day as Pimbert), Pinbald, etc.

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Pim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,0011:213,8608,248
Papua New Guinea4581:17,8031,788
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Vietnam1761:526,3981,476
England1231:452,99229,924
Cambodia1081:143,4002,702
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Canada991:372,17833,288
Ireland641:73,5774,518
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
India351:21,916,154310,282
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Andorra11:83,8382,381
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1011:43,8603,889
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
Wales201:78,4213,652
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Pim (21,392) may also be a first name.

Pim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) from the Old Teutonic pers. name Pimo, Pymma, the latter being the name of a 10th-cent. abbot mentioned in the ‘Lib. Vit. Eccl. Dunelm.’ [orig. uncertain, but not improbably a diminutive form of the Old Teutonic Pinberht (found in France to-day as Pimbert), Pinbald, etc.] Pimme is a common form in the 13th- cent. Hundred-Rolls; Pym, Pyme, and Pymme occur in the 14th cent.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Euphemia.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From the German, Pimmer; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Pim Demographics

Pim Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 85 (2014)

United States
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Pim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pim (Arabic: بيم, Hindi: पीं) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,247th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,580,576 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Pim live; 36 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 35,948th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 21,392 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,001 people, or 1 in 213,860. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 47 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 27 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Pim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pim surname grew 282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 37 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (48%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Pim are 8.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pim earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.12% more than the national average, earning $62,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paim8644,834/
Pimm862,366/
Phim861,460/
Piem86392/
Puim86290/
Pime86154/
Peim86103/
Poim8659/
Piom8624/
Pimn862/
Pimt862/
Pimg862/
Pimk861/
Bpim861/
Pgim861/
Pimq861/
Puime75422/
Phaim75280/
Peime7568/
Phuim7559/
Phoim7549/
Paime7546/
Poime7524/
Pisme7517/
Phhim758/
Pitme757/
Phiem755/
Phimm754/
Phimt754/
Pittm753/
Pioym753/
Paaim752/
Piemm751/
Ppimk751/
Pimne751/
Paimt751/
Pheim751/
Paihm751/
Pimmm751/
Pimme751/
Pfiem751/
Phime750/
Pin6758,813/
Pem677,068/
Pym672,317/
Pém67304/
Pimova6719/
Pjm6710/
Piñ672/
Paheim671/
Puggim671/
Pooiem671/
Pőheim671/
Phimme671/
Peimhe671/
Pittmm671/
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Pim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pim in the Hindi language
पींpim50
पिमpima50
Pim in the Arabic language
بيمbym-

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