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
The last name Rimša is carried by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Rimsa or Řimsa. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rimša? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 487,389th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rimša live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname Rimša is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 4,522. In Lithuania Rimša is most numerous in: Vilnius County, where 33 percent reside, Šiauliai County, where 22 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Lithuania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
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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