Zima Surname

31,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zima Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish, German) One who worked in the winter.

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Zima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,8761:24,5273,474
Czechia1,9271:5,518634
United States1,8151:199,70219,645
Poland1,4931:25,4583,899
Hungary7461:13,1591,495
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Romania4801:41,8295,306
DR Congo4041:182,87018,550
Slovakia3081:17,3262,566
Zimbabwe2881:53,6058,125
Belarus2441:38,9396,697
Germany2081:387,04536,194
Austria1981:43,0076,895
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Yemen1741:151,8707,522
France1461:454,95065,144
Serbia1381:51,7755,000
Kazakhstan1371:129,06913,427
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
Israel861:99,50711,457
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Solomon Islands801:7,2501,121
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Croatia731:57,92610,865
England651:857,20145,134
Slovenia631:39,4877,291
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Benin261:397,52329,143
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
China41:341,830,39216,990
Albania41:728,51420,844
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Zíma (26), Žima (1) & Zîma (1) are calculated separately.

Zima (3,302) may also be a first name.

Zima Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish, German) One who worked in the winter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A variation of different surnames, people describe it as a German-Jewish surname that originated in the 1700s. It refers to zima, which means 'winter' in the Polish language. Connected to the surname, Zimnoch.

- zimon.magda

Zima Last Name Facts

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

Zima (Arabic: زيما, Georgian: ზიმა, Russian: Зима) occurs most in Russia. It may also be rendered as: Zíma, Žima or Zîma. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zima is the 31,611th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 431,573 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Zima reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 26 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 124,478th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 3,302 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 5,876 people, or 1 in 24,527. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 12 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Zima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zima last name rose 3,630 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zima surname are 7.04% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zima earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.7% less than the national average, earning R 114,768 per year; in United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $50,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zíma9226/
Žima921/
Zîma921/
Zaima893,222/
Tzima891,718/
Szima89845/
Ziema89360/
Zimah89227/
Zimay89149/
Zimma89121/
Zeima8982/
Dzima8975/
Zimai8969/
Zimaj8968/
Zhima8936/
Zimaň8910/
Zimaa8910/
Zimat899/
Zimad897/
Zimas896/
Hzima896/
Zimoa895/
Zitma895/
Zimga894/
Rzima894/
Zisma892/
Jzima891/
Zimaz891/
Zoima891/
Zzima891/
Zihma891/
Zuima891/
Zimau891/
Zimha891/
Zimmah802,986/
Zaimah80823/
Dzimah80782/
Ziemah80694/
Zaimaj80455/
Zimmat80122/
Dzhima80102/
Zeimah8057/
Zaimay8041/
Tzimea8036/
Dziema8032/
Dzeima8025/
Zhimah8020/
Zimach8017/
Zaimat8014/
Zimatt8012/
Dzimas8011/
Dzaima809/
Zimaha809/
Dzimat807/
Zaimas806/
Dzimau805/
Zimmas804/
Z'Iema804/
Dzimai803/
Zuimah803/
Zimaya803/
Zimass803/
Szimai802/
Ziemea802/
Zhimai802/
Zimaaz802/
Zimmaß802/
Hzimah801/
Ziesma801/
Zimmay801/
Zeimai801/
Zeimay801/
Zgaima801/
Zeimat801/
Zihmah801/
Zoimai801/
Szimma801/
Zaimai801/
Ziemat801/
Ziemaa801/
Sima75111,841/
Jima7519,826/
Zime7511,391/
Cima7510,894/
Gima758,945/
Zema755,393/
Zyma753,893/
Zimi752,846/
Zimo751,348/
Šima751,138/
Çima7589/
Xima7562/
Zýma7543/
Zimy7540/
Čima7527/
Zimé754/
Zjma753/
Zéma751/
Śima751/
Dziejma73340/
Ziemath7321/
Zaimağa7313/
Dzhimma7312/
Zimmath7311/
Zuimach738/
Szimath737/
Zaimaid735/
Zimmass734/
Tzimaaj734/
Dzeijma731/
Zimaysh731/
Zhimmay731/
Zeimats731/
Szimmat731/
Dzuisma731/
Chima6795,367/
Simha6778,219/
Shima6776,942/
Saima6732,461/
Simas6720,357/
Simai6714,628/
Simma6713,654/
Zaimi6712,910/
Jimma6712,315/
Djima677,540/
Simaj677,371/
Tsima675,889/
Soima672,414/
Simat672,380/
Seima672,305/
Jaima671,924/
Zimmo671,443/
Zaime671,254/
Ciema671,186/
Siema671,112/
Simah671,081/
Cimas67899/
Zhimo67812/
Zimer67744/
Szyma67729/
Zimet67712/
Şimay67703/
Simau67636/
Simea67625/
Zemma67578/
Jimat67532/
Gimay67453/
Cimma67430/
Gisma67372/
Dzema67344/
Zhema67322/
Zeema67315/
Zajma67307/
Sisma67288/
Zimou67261/
Dzime67259/
Zeama67252/
Zyoma67243/
Zeimi67214/
Simaz67213/
Zehma67213/
Jimai67209/
Simay67184/
Gimma67166/
Gimas67150/
Gimat67149/
Zejma67149/
Jimas67142/
Zimhi67140/
Zimit67138/
Simaa67137/
Zimei67135/
Zieme67123/
Caima67116/
Šimat67116/
Zemah67115/
Xhima67114/
Cisma67113/
Simad67112/
Zimie67101/
Gimai67101/
Zemay67101/
Dzyma6798/
Cimea6794/
Zimmy6793/
Suima6791/
Szema6791/
Cimat6786/
Zaimy6785/
Şimga6784/
Zetma6776/
Zimos6771/
Šimaľ6769/
Ziemi6761/
Šimai6759/
Simoa6758/
Cuima6756/
Jisma6755/
Simga6753/
Cimah6753/
Zemaj6753/
Jimay6752/
Jimau6750/
Cimaz6750/
Cimaš6750/
Jimaa6740/
Zayma6740/
Giema6739/
Jhima6738/
Zaimo6738/
Zymaj6737/
Çimaş6737/
Cimoa6735/
Citma6734/
Jimap6732/
Sjima6730/
Sihma6728/
Zimeu6728/
Juima6727/
Jimha6726/
Çimat6726/
Jimea6725/
Jitma6724/
Zimey6723/
Zimme6723/
Zemat6723/
Zimoh6723/
Džima6723/
Sitma6722/
Jimad6720/
Dzimo6720/
Zimmi6719/
Ceima6717/
Cimaj6717/
Joima6717/
Cimad6715/
Coima6715/
Zymai6715/
Zemad6714/
Zhime6713/
Gimea6711/
Scima6711/
Zeime6711/
Zimeo6711/
Gimaa6711/
Zimaňová6710/
Zimes679/
Ssima679/
Gimad679/
Jeima678/
Hjima677/
Zeimo677/
Zimgi677/
Šimay677/
Gimaz677/
Simap676/
Zimis676/
Zeyma676/
Gimau676/
Gitma675/
Zimoň675/
Cimay674/
Zemai674/
Ximay674/
Šimaj674/
Dzimi674/
Dzhitmas674/
Gimaj673/
Zitmi673/
Zimed673/
Zemas673/
Zesma673/
Zhimi673/
Zhyma673/
Cimha673/
Tjima673/
Txima673/
Cimau672/
Simaï672/
Simaš672/
Žeima672/
Zimáň672/
Dziemach672/
Jimaz672/
Zimiy671/
Jsima671/
Hzime671/
Zimod671/
Ziemo671/
Zeuma671/
Hzimi671/
Hgima671/
Tzema671/
Tzimo671/
Zimeľ671/
Zimih671/
Zimayová671/
Zaimmash671/
Šiema671/
Čimma671/
Šimaš671/
Šimha671/
Zséma671/
Zymah671/
Séima671/
Szíma671/
Tcima671/
Czyma671/
Cimaa671/
Cimai671/
Xaima671/
Jihma671/
Ximea671/
Ziemy671/
Zimot671/
Zemau670/

Zima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zima in the Georgian language
ზიმაzima-
Zima in the Russian language
Зимаzima-
Zima in the Arabic language
زيماzyma-

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