Rims Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Germany

Rims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Rims (97) may also be a first name.

Rims Last Name Facts

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

Rims (Russian: Римс) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rims? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Rims reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 97 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 38 percent reside, Gombe, where 25 percent reside and Plateau, where 22 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reims89342/
Riems8960/
Rimsh8956/
Rimss8923/
Rimås8919/
Raims8912/
Rimms893/
Rhims892/
Rimsø891/
Ruims890/
Rioms890/
Rheims80196/
Reihms8035/
Rimsch809/
Rimshe801/
Rimnås801/
Reimsz801/
Reimsh801/
Riehms800/
Rhiems800/
Rems75913/
Rins75380/
Ryms7581/
Räms7542/
Rums758/
Rimz751/
Rimsova732/
Reimsch731/
Reams676,663/
Reems67356/
Rehms67260/
Remse67105/
Riens6778/
Rions6753/
Rinse6746/
Rijns6741/
Remst6735/
Remsh6730/
Rymsz6722/
Rumsh6720/
Rhems6714/
Ruins679/
Rymsh677/
Rymsø676/
Rayms675/
Remås675/
Rhins675/
Remms674/
Raimz673/
Rajms673/
Rinns673/
Rühms672/
Reums672/
Rhums671/
Rinsh671/
Ruems671/
Riemz671/
Reimx671/
Rimze671/
Ruums671/
Rimch671/
Reyms671/
Reimsche671/
Reimz670/
Rumms670/
Rinst670/
Rymns670/

Rims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rims in the Russian language
Римсrims-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rims
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