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) occurs most in Lithuania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,803rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 880,351 people. Rimkus occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Rimkus are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Rimkus is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 5,210 people, or 1 in 582. In Lithuania it is most prevalent in: Klaipėda County, where 33 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 19 percent reside and Šiauliai County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Lithuania this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Rimkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rimkus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rimkus last name rose 104,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rimkus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rimkus surname are 2.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.21% registered to vote for 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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