Tim Surname

8,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tim Surname Definition:

A diminutive of Timothy, q.v.

Tim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia41,4021:37479
Jordan5,7391:1,541254
Nigeria3,9311:45,0633,509
Vietnam3,3881:27,345429
United States2,4121:150,27315,461
Cameroon1,6391:12,6721,712
United Arab Emirates1,6361:5,600700
Palestine1,5351:2,963638
Papua New Guinea8341:9,777803
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Malaysia3451:85,4915,985
Turkey3001:259,40517,781
Brazil2981:718,37026,318
Canada2871:128,38213,382
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia2721:99,24911,236
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
England2141:260,36520,793
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
Iran1741:441,27927,358
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Zimbabwe1431:107,96014,912
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Uganda1081:361,47523,506
China1061:12,899,260779
France1031:644,88183,663
Syria1011:191,0993,957
Philippines881:1,150,43492,307
India831:9,241,752184,052
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Hungary781:125,85011,707
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Portugal751:138,9106,177
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Israel121:713,13647,700
Norway111:467,48139,375
Wales111:281,32115,850
Kiribati91:12,601393
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:181,95216,181

The alternate forms: Tím (1) are calculated separately.

Tim (1,028,777) may also be a first name.

Tim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Timothy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English) Descendant of Thim or Tim, pet forms of Thiemo, a short form of Theudemar (people, famous); descendant of Tim, a pet form of Timothy or Timotheus (honoring God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A nickname of Timothy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tim (Arabic: تيّم, Bengali: তিম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻢ, Hindi: टीम, Marathi: टीम, Oriya: ଟିମ, Tibetan: ཀྲིམ་) occurs most in Cambodia. It can be found as: Tím. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tim.

How Common Is The Last Name Tim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,309th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 106,263 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Tim live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 856th most numerous given name globally It is held by 1,028,777 people.

It is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 41,402 people, or 1 in 374. In Cambodia Tim is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 10 percent are found, Takéo Province, where 10 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cambodia it occurs in 136 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Tim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tim surname rose 874 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tim last name is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (47%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tim last name are 7.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Tim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning 339,664 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 136.19% more than the national average, earning R 561,276 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $52,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tím891/
Timm8642,373/
Time8614,428/
Thim8611,171/
Tiem862,703/
Taim862,408/
Toim86850/
Tijm86163/
Teim8676/
Tiom8654/
Tuim8629/
Timg8615/
Timt8611/
Timn866/
Ttim865/
Dtim864/
Htim861/
Tism861/
Timd861/
Tihm861/
Titm861/
Timh861/
Timq861/
Thiem758,754/
Thimm754,746/
Timme753,246/
Thaim752,613/
Taime751,290/
Theim75568/
Thijm75446/
Thime75300/
Tisme7566/
Tiehm7559/
Toime7545/
Taaim7538/
Ttiem7533/
Teime7517/
Tuime7512/
Titme7511/
Taimt7510/
Thuim757/
Taism756/
Tijme755/
Thimh755/
Thimk755/
Timnn753/
Tihme753/
Tiemm753/
Thimg752/
Timmd751/
Thhim751/
Thiĭm751/
Teihm751/
Taijm751/
Thoim751/
Timmt751/
Timhe751/
Tgimm751/
Timhs750/
Timne750/
Tin67246,554/
Tem678,171/
Tym672,942/
Timova67845/
Timová67119/
Thimme6796/
Tjm6788/
Theime6757/
Thitme6752/
Thaime6738/
Timowa6715/
Timque6710/
Tým677/
Teimeh676/
Taaime674/
Thaism673/
Tithme673/
Thimng673/
Thaimm672/
Theimt671/
Thoime671/
Taheim671/
Thijme671/
Taisme671/
Thaaim671/

Tim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﻢtym-
Tim in the Tibetan language
ཀྲིམ་trim-
Tim in the Bengali language
তিমtima-
Tim in the Marathi language
टीमtima-
Tim in the Oriya language
ଟିମtima85.81
ତିମtima8.39
ଟୀମtima3.23
Tim in the Hindi language
टीमtima35
तीमtima30
टिमtima20
तिमtima10
टिम्पूtimpu5
Tim in the Arabic language
تيّمtym-
تيمtym-

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