Rimkus Surname

60,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Rimkus Surname Definition:

(Lithuanian) Descendant of Rimkus, a pet form of Rimkantas (peaceful, suffer).

Rimkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania5,2101:58233
Germany1,3081:61,5497,906
United States1,0481:345,85831,065
Russia2021:713,48060,388
Latvia1911:10,7331,581
England541:1,031,81650,675
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Canada431:856,87466,382
Norway231:223,57824,793
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rimkus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Lithuanian) Descendant of Rimkus, a pet form of Rimkantas (peaceful, suffer).

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

Rimkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rimkus (Russian: Римкус) is most common in Lithuania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimkus? popularity and diffusion

Rimkus is the 60,803rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 880,351 people. The last name Rimkus is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Rimkus reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Lithuania, where it is held by 5,210 people, or 1 in 582. In Lithuania Rimkus is mostly concentrated in: Klaipėda County, where 33 percent live, Kaunas County, where 19 percent live and Šiauliai County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Lithuania it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Rimkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rimkus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 104,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rimkus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (69%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rimkus last name are 2.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.21% registered with the party.

The amount Rimkus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.23% less than the national average, earning 255,291 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.72% more than the national average, earning $58,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rimkuss9228/
Rimkuse923/
Remkus83322/
Rymkus8362/
Rumkus831/
Rimkusová801/
Remkeus777/
Rymkuss772/
Rymkos6715/
Rymkuß679/

Rimkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rimkus in the Russian language
Римкусrimkus-

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