Zimkus Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Zimkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania731:41,5706,936
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Žimkus (56) are calculated separately.

Zimkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zimkus has its highest incidence in Lithuania. It may also be found as: Žimkus. Click here for further possible spellings of Zimkus.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zimkus is the 1,612,213th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Zimkus is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Zimkus live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Zimkus is most widespread in Lithuania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 41,570. In Lithuania Zimkus is most frequent in: Telšiai County, where 63 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 29 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Lithuania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Zimkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zimkus surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Zimkus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žimkus9456/
Zhimkus9244/
Ziemkus9216/
Szimkus928/
Zimkuss921/
Šimkus835,214/
Simkus831,168/
Zinkus83217/
Zemkus8312/
Cimkus833/
Zimeku832/
Shimkus771,755/
Szemkus77106/
Szymkus7717/
Simkuss771/
Šimkuss771/
Zimkutė771/
Zhinkus771/
Simku7327/
Zinku738/
Schimkus71397/
Zinkusch716/
Shimckus715/
Szymkusz711/
Shimmkus711/
Sinkus67369/
Ginkus6787/
Cinkus6785/
Zenkus6770/
Zinkeu6752/
Zemkou6734/
Semkus6717/
Zinkou679/
Jinkus678/
Cymkus674/
Zemkeu674/
Simkos673/
Symkus672/
Zingku671/
Schimkust671/
Zincus671/
Zinkos671/
Schimkuhs671/
Simcus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zimkus
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