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

Wim is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wim is the 547,713th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname Wim is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wim live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wim is also the 8,637th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 119,534 people.

The surname Wim is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 94,872. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 21 percent reside, North Holland, where 21 percent reside and Gelderland, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found 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 incidence of Wim has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wim surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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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  • 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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