Rim Surname

1,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Rim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea378,9321:6611
Cambodia4,0451:3,829626
Morocco2,1471:16,0582,417
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Algeria9951:38,8267,012
Cameroon9691:21,4342,920
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Russia6431:224,14224,212
Philippines4761:212,68533,180
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
Thailand1301:543,37293,529
Turkey1281:607,98032,628
India1161:6,612,633149,434
South Korea1151:445,567239
Vietnam1061:874,0191,785
Tunisia1031:5,928956
Canada871:423,51337,101
Singapore771:71,5292,869
United Arab Emirates761:120,55610,223
Hungary631:155,81413,968
Kazakhstan621:285,20224,279
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Belarus551:172,74722,906
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Lithuania511:59,5029,106
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Australia391:692,19746,687
France381:1,747,966156,445
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
England131:4,286,005132,302
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Austria111:774,13064,097
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Rím (5) are calculated separately.

Rim (57,039) may also be a first name.

Rim Last Name Facts

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

Rim (Bengali: রিম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻢ, Hindi: रिम, Marathi: रीम, Oriya: ରିମ, Russian: Рим, Tibetan: རིམ་) is found most frequently in North Korea. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rím. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,378th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,500 people. Rim is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rim reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 16,515th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 57,039 people.

It is most commonly held in North Korea, where it is borne by 378,932 people, or 1 in 66. Apart from North Korea this surname is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 1 percent are found and Morocco, where 1 percent are found.

Rim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rim surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $49,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $52,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rím895/
Rime867,183/
Reim866,561/
Raim863,361/
Riem861,774/
Rihm861,642/
Rhim861,200/
Rimm86358/
Riom86307/
Roim86278/
Hrim8661/
Rijm8659/
Ruim8647/
Rism8615/
Rimh862/
Ritm861/
Rimg861/
Rrim861/
Rzim861/
Riehm752,628/
Reime75889/
Raime75606/
Reijm75471/
Rhaim75178/
Rhiem75172/
Reihm7598/
Rimme7574/
Rheim7560/
Risme7540/
Rhime7512/
Hraim7512/
Raaim757/
Raihm757/
Rzhim756/
Rimne756/
Røiom756/
Røiem754/
Roime753/
Reism752/
Rimkė752/
Rhhim752/
Hrime751/
Raism751/
Ruitm751/
Hrrim751/
Rihme751/
Ritme751/
Ruime750/
Rin6749,523/
Rym6710,212/
Rem674,931/
Rahaim67628/
Rimova67308/
Råheim67110/
Raheim6769/
Rimová6730/
Rjm6727/
Reijme6710/
Rhaime677/
Hreime676/
Rém674/
Årheim674/
Riñ673/
Rahijm672/
H'Reim672/
Rèm671/
Hraime671/
Räm671/
Rihhme671/

Rim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rim in the Tibetan language
རིམ་rim-
Rim in the Bengali language
রিমrima-
Rim in the Marathi language
रीमrima94.44
रीमाrima5.56
Rim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻢalrym68.75
ﺭﻳﻢrym25
ﺍﺭﻳﻢarym6.25
Rim in the Oriya language
ରିମrima46.15
ରୀମrima30.77
ରିମ୍rim11.54
ରିମାrima3.85
ରୀମ୍rim3.85
ଭୀମbhima3.85
Rim in the Hindi language
रिमrima44.3
रीमrima42.95
रीमा़rima5.37
रीमाrima4.7
रिम्rim0.67
Rim in the Russian language
Римrim-

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Footnotes

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