Zim Surname
Approximately 9,120 people bear this surname
Zim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,407 | 1:29,472 | 1,901 |
| South Africa | 1,247 | 1:43,446 | 5,543 |
| Cameroon | 693 | 1:29,970 | 4,060 |
| United States | 298 | 1:1,216,305 | 86,337 |
| Malaysia | 296 | 1:99,643 | 6,842 |
| Brazil | 295 | 1:725,676 | 26,554 |
| Burkina Faso | 240 | 1:76,467 | 2,786 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Vietnam | 127 | 1:729,496 | 1,676 |
| Lesotho | 63 | 1:32,263 | 5,959 |
| Iran | 62 | 1:1,238,428 | 52,776 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
Zim (840) may also be a first name.
Zim Demographics
Zim Political Affiliation
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Zim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zim (Tibetan: གཟིམ་) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,674th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 799,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Zim live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zim is also the 281,708th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 840 people.
The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,407 people, or 1 in 29,472. Apart from Bangladesh it occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Zim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Zim are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.84% less than the national average, earning R 195,252 per year and in United States they earn 32.38% more than the national average, earning $57,122 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaim | 86 | 20,692 | / |
| Zime | 86 | 11,391 | / |
| Ziem | 86 | 3,964 | / |
| Zuim | 86 | 866 | / |
| Zhim | 86 | 551 | / |
| Zimm | 86 | 403 | / |
| Zeim | 86 | 331 | / |
| Hzim | 86 | 151 | / |
| Szim | 86 | 82 | / |
| Dzim | 86 | 27 | / |
| Zihm | 86 | 15 | / |
| Zoim | 86 | 14 | / |
| Zimn | 86 | 9 | / |
| Zimk | 86 | 6 | / |
| Zimt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zimd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zism | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zimh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tzim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rzim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zimg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ziehm | 75 | 2,051 | / |
| Zaime | 75 | 1,254 | / |
| Zaaim | 75 | 760 | / |
| Zieme | 75 | 123 | / |
| Dzhim | 75 | 105 | / |
| Zimne | 75 | 92 | / |
| Dziem | 75 | 90 | / |
| Zimmt | 75 | 23 | / |
| Zimme | 75 | 23 | / |
| Szeim | 75 | 20 | / |
| Zaism | 75 | 18 | / |
| Zhime | 75 | 13 | / |
| Zeime | 75 | 11 | / |
| Szime | 75 | 11 | / |
| Szimm | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rzhim | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hzoim | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zhaim | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zeihm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dzaim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zimgh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zgimn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimeľ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ziesm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzeim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeimm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzaim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tzime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zheim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhism | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeijm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zin | 67 | 731,529 | / |
| Sim | 67 | 480,931 | / |
| Jim | 67 | 46,575 | / |
| Cim | 67 | 11,486 | / |
| Gim | 67 | 3,383 | / |
| Zem | 67 | 2,864 | / |
| Zimová | 67 | 2,354 | / |
| Çim | 67 | 1,860 | / |
| Zimowa | 67 | 793 | / |
| Zimova | 67 | 593 | / |
| Zym | 67 | 244 | / |
| Ziehme | 67 | 165 | / |
| Xim | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zhaime | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zaaime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Za'aim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dzhimm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ziń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoimeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimmeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szimdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahgim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šim | 67 | 1 | / |
Zim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zim in the Tibetan language | ||
| གཟིམ་ | zim | - |
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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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- 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 Zim
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