Ximenes Surname

8,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
East Timor
Highest density in:
East Timor

Ximenes Surname Definition:

(Spanish), of Ximene; for the name appears to be the genitive of the Greek Ximene, a district along the Euxine. There are, however, two towns in Spain called Ximena.

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Ximenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
East Timor43,1061:285
Brazil20,0141:10,696609
Indonesia1,0781:122,68012,370
Portugal5001:20,8361,443
France3251:204,37831,769
Italy2111:289,84236,973
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Spain751:623,36028,648
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Guam161:10,0081,526
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Ximénes (1), Ximeneš (1) & Ximénès (3) are calculated separately.

Ximenes (100) may also be a first name.

Ximenes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish), of Ximene; for the name appears to be the genitive of the Greek Ximene, a district along the Euxine. There are, however, two towns in Spain called Ximena.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Jimenes: '[son] of Jimen.' Patronymic. Portuguese origins, equivalents existing in Spanish and Catalan, and other Iberian languages. Many Iberian surnames end with '-es/-ez,' which simply signifies a patronymic, dating back to Visigothic and Suebian times. Consider the Germanic '-s' or the English '-'s,' which mean 'belonging to, pertaining to' when attached to a noun or proper noun. These names are mainly borne by people of Iberian and Iberian Jewish descent.

- archeroftheeyes

Ximenes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ximenes (Arabic: خيمينيس) occurs more in East Timor more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ximénes, Ximeneš or Ximénès. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ximenes? popularity and diffusion

Ximenes is the 8,649th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Ximenes live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Luso-Southeast Asia. It is also the 946,056th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 100 people.

The surname Ximenes is most prevalent in East Timor, where it is held by 43,106 people, or 1 in 28. Excluding East Timor Ximenes exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Ximenes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ximenes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ximenes last name rose 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ximenes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ximenes surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ximenes earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning €27,561 per year; in Peru they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,434 per year and in United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ximenes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ximenes in the Arabic language
خيمينيسkhymynys-
خيمينسkhymyns-

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