Rimša Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Rimša Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 671 | 1:4,522 | 718 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Rimsa (1,175) & Řimsa (53) are calculated separately.
Rimša Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rimša Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rimša is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Rimsa or Řimsa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rimša? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rimša is the 487,389th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname Rimša is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rimša live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most widely held in Lithuania, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 4,522. In Lithuania Rimša is mostly concentrated in: Vilnius County, where 33 percent live, Šiauliai County, where 22 percent live and Kaunas County, where 18 percent live. Besides Lithuania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rimsa | 93 | 1,175 | / |
| Rimšas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Řimsa | 87 | 53 | / |
| Rimza | 80 | 10 | / |
| Rymša | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rimšaitė | 77 | 67 | / |
| Rimsha | 73 | 1,113 | / |
| Rimsah | 73 | 93 | / |
| Rimsza | 73 | 45 | / |
| Rimcha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Rimzha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rimsad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rimsay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raimja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rimsas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rimsai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reimza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rimjad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rimzad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rimshad | 67 | 54 | / |
| Rimscha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rimshas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rhimzad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rimzaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rimshau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raimsay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rimša
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