Zim Surname

55,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Zim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,4071:29,4721,901
South Africa1,2471:43,4465,543
Cameroon6931:29,9704,060
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Malaysia2961:99,6436,842
Brazil2951:725,67626,554
Burkina Faso2401:76,4672,786
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Vietnam1271:729,4961,676
Lesotho631:32,2635,959
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
France281:2,372,240182,981
India171:45,121,493474,784
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Israel111:777,96750,646
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Zim (840) may also be a first name.

Zim Last Name Facts

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

Zim (Tibetan: གཟིམ་) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zim is the 55,674th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 799,073 people. Zim occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Zim are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zim is also the 281,708th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 840 people.

The last name Zim is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 5,407 people, or 1 in 29,472. Besides Bangladesh it is found 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 occurrence of Zim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zim surname rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zim last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaim8620,692/
Zime8611,391/
Ziem863,964/
Zuim86866/
Zhim86551/
Zimm86403/
Zeim86331/
Hzim86151/
Szim8682/
Dzim8627/
Zihm8615/
Zoim8614/
Zimn869/
Zimk866/
Zimt864/
Zimd863/
Zism862/
Zimh861/
Tzim861/
Rzim861/
Zimg861/
Ziehm752,051/
Zaime751,254/
Zaaim75760/
Zieme75123/
Dzhim75105/
Zimne7592/
Dziem7590/
Zimmt7523/
Zimme7523/
Szeim7520/
Zaism7518/
Zhime7513/
Zeime7511/
Szime7511/
Szimm758/
Rzhim756/
Hzoim754/
Zhaim753/
Zeihm753/
Dzaim752/
Zimgh752/
Zgimn751/
Zimck751/
Zimeľ751/
Ziesm751/
Hzeim751/
Zeimm751/
Hzaim751/
Tzime751/
Zheim751/
Zhism751/
Hzime751/
Zeijm751/
Zin67731,529/
Sim67480,931/
Jim6746,575/
Cim6711,486/
Gim673,383/
Zem672,864/
Zimová672,354/
Çim671,860/
Zimowa67793/
Zimova67593/
Zym67244/
Ziehme67165/
Xim6746/
Zhaime6739/
Zaaime674/
Za'aim674/
Dzhimm673/
Ziń671/
Zoimeh671/
Zimmeh671/
Szimdt671/
Zahgim671/
Šim671/

Zim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage 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
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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 Zim
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