Where Does The Last Name Sims Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sims (Arabic: سيمس, Hindi: सिमस, Russian: Симс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Síms. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sims? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,275^th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 42,346 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Sims live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sims is also the 207,260^th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,419 people.

The surname Sims is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 138,286 people, or 1 in 2,621. In The United States Sims is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 127 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Sims Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sims surname expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sims Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sims last name is chiefly Catholic (45%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sims are 37.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sims earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 117.06% more than the national average, earning 751,209 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning R 266,400 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,258 CAD per year.