Rimkus Surname
Approximately 8,278 people bear this surname
Rimkus Surname Definition:
(Lithuanian) Descendant of Rimkus, a pet form of Rimkantas (peaceful, suffer).
Rimkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 5,210 | 1:582 | 33 |
| Germany | 1,308 | 1:61,549 | 7,906 |
| United States | 1,048 | 1:345,858 | 31,065 |
| Russia | 202 | 1:713,480 | 60,388 |
| Latvia | 191 | 1:10,733 | 1,581 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rimkus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Lithuanian) Descendant of Rimkus, a pet form of Rimkantas (peaceful, suffer).
Rimkus Demographics
Rimkus Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Rimkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rimkus in the Russian language | ||
| Римкус | rimkus | - |
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