Ximenez Surname

213,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ximenez Surname User-submission:

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.

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Ximenez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5341:678,76254,009
Brazil4611:464,36917,590
Spain3941:118,6609,290
Uruguay2171:15,8151,788
Mexico1171:1,060,90813,559
France681:976,805110,007
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Ximénez (31) & Ximènez (2) are calculated separately.

Ximenez Surname Meaning

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.

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Ximenez Last Name Facts

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

Ximenez occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Ximénez or Ximènez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ximenez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 213,544th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,779,847 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Ximenez reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ximenez is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 534 people, or 1 in 678,762. In The United States Ximenez is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 75 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Maryland, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and Spain, where 20 percent reside.

Ximenez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ximenez surname are 44.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ximenez earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $28,665,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ximénez9531/
Ximènez952/
Xjimenez937/
Xiemenez931/
Xismenez931/
Ximene9227/
Ximenes8665,677/
Simenez8645/
Ximinez8628/
Zimenez8624/
Ximenex863/
Xismene863/
Cimenez862/
Ximeniz862/
Ximeneš861/
Xhimene861/
Ximenej861/
Ximeney861/
Chimenez80308/
Xismenes8036/
Cjimenez803/
Ximenees801/
Kjimenez801/
Ximeness801/
Ximena77127/
Ximeny771/
Ximines71335/
Ximenis71246/
Simenes71175/
Cimenes7139/
Xemenes7119/
Simenec7112/
Zimenes719/
Šimenec715/
Semenez715/
Ximenio713/
Ximénes711/
Cimenej711/
Ziminez710/
Simenesh677,888/
Chimenes671,181/
Scimenes67121/
Semenetz67104/
Simmenes6771/
Simenets6730/
Semenecz6718/
Ximiness6710/
Simoinez674/
Shimenes674/
Chiminez672/
Cjiménez671/
Xhimenaj671/
Chimeniz671/
Ximinese671/
Ceimenes671/
Chemenez671/

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