Slim Surname

33,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Slim Surname Definition:

Slender in person.

Slim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,6741:16,2031,900
Algeria1,4601:26,4604,824
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Tanzania8191:64,6426,858
Russia6661:216,40123,544
United States6051:599,10648,792
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
France4891:135,83420,782
England4341:128,38312,777
Tunisia3551:1,720173
Netherlands2641:63,96710,998
India2051:3,741,782103,944
Mexico2041:608,46210,023
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Belarus1001:95,01114,655
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar751:31,4403,355
United Arab Emirates671:136,75011,485
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Kazakhstan601:294,70824,906
Australia551:490,83137,357
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Romania211:956,08952,327
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
China111:124,301,9616,553
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Libya91:693,7751,982
Wales91:343,83718,086
Moldova81:445,17130,722
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway61:857,04855,549
Oman61:614,6626,082
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Slim (13,731) may also be a first name.

Slim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Slender in person.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Boston Courier (4th June, 1859) mentions that Mr. Slim had a narrow escape from drowning. Slim is probably a corruption of Selim, a name which occurs twice in the Post-Office Directory.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Slim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slim (Hindi: सलीम, Marathi: सलीम, Oriya: ସିମ, Russian: Слим) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Slim is the 33,425th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 458,509 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Slim are found; 54 percent are found in North Africa and 36 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Slim is also the 49,323rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 13,731 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,674 people, or 1 in 16,203. Beside Egypt it occurs in 114 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 9 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Slim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Slim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slim surname increased 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Slim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

The amount Slim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.78% less than the national average, earning 263,781 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 152.77% more than the national average, earning R 600,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 48.17% more than the national average, earning $33,639,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $53,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $55,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sliem893,709/
Sleim891,994/
Slaim891,044/
Slimm89490/
Slimn89160/
Slijm8992/
Slime8961/
Shlim8937/
Sclim8930/
Sloim8929/
Sllim8927/
Sliom8917/
Sslim891/
Slimt891/
Slism891/
Szlim891/
Schlim80345/
Shlaim8059/
Sleime8054/
Sillim8021/
Sellim8016/
Shleim804/
Sloime802/
Shllim801/
Sdslim801/
Szlime801/
Slaimh801/
Slithm801/
Sllaim801/
Slem754,102/
Clim751,999/
Slym75336/
Slin75117/
Zlim7510/
Xlim753/
Jlim751/
Sljm751/
Slaimeh731,549/
Schlimm731,361/
Schliem73218/
Slimova7374/
Shloime7342/
Schleim7327/
Selliem739/
Slimová734/
Schlaim733/
Geeslim732/
Sellaim731/
Suellim731/
Sleem6730,810/
Slinn671,945/
Schlimme671,205/
Sleam67803/
Slind67448/
Åslin67320/
Sellheim67265/
Sling67184/
Shlem67150/
Sleme67112/
Slemc6795/
Söllheim6759/
Schleime6751/
Slint6721/
Slina6713/
Shlin676/
Slion675/
Slymm675/
Shlimova675/
Sllem674/
Jslin674/
Szlem673/
Sclin672/
Sleym672/
Slemt672/
Tclim671/
Sslem671/
Sålin671/
Saelliem671/
Ïsläm671/
Chlim671/
Slien671/
Slehm671/
Zlime670/
Climm670/
Slemm670/
Sillheim670/

Slim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slim in the Oriya language
ସିମsima-
Slim in the Hindi language
सलीमsalima97.4
स्लीमslima1.3
Slim in the Marathi language
सलीमsalima96.51
लीमlima3.49
Slim in the Russian language
Слимslim-

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