Zihms Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Zihms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zihms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Zihms Last Name Facts

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

Zihms occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zihms? popularity and diffusion

Zihms is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Zihms occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zihms live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent reside, Bavaria, where 33 percent reside and Hesse, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehms9183/
Zims89145/
Ziems801,820/
Zehms80236/
Zimms8091/
Zeims805/
Czims802/
Zhims801/
Siehms738/
Dzhems733/
Zehhms731/
Zimsch731/
Tzaims731/
Sims67172,096/
Gims67204/
Jims67188/
Zems6729/
Cims6728/
Dzheyms6711/
Dzheims6711/
Zimsová6710/
Zyms678/
Zimsova671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Zihms
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