Wim Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Belgium771:149,30720,954
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Wim (119,534) may also be a first name.

Wim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wim occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wim.

How Common Is The Last Name Wim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 547,713th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wim reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 8,637th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 119,534 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 94,872. In The Netherlands Wim is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 21 percent reside, North Holland, where 21 percent reside and Gelderland, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

Wim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wim last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Wim earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waim862,149/
Wime861,963/
Wiem86103/
Weim8659/
Whim8623/
Wimm8618/
Woim869/
Wuim865/
Wimn861/
Wimk861/
Hwim861/
Vwim861/
Wimc861/
Wimt861/
Wihm861/
Wijm861/
Waime75359/
Wimme75117/
Weime7539/
Woime7516/
Whime754/
Wiehm753/
Wimgk751/
Wittm751/
Vwime751/
Withm751/
Wuimt750/
Win67826,290/
Bim674,655/
Vim67783/
Wem67422/
Uim6785/
Wym677/
Whitme674/
Wjm672/
Wohiem671/
Woimhs671/
Wittme671/
Whittm670/

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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
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  • 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 Wim
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