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 surname Zimkus occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Žimkus. For other potential spellings of Zimkus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimkus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Zimkus are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Zimkus is most commonly held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 41,570. In Lithuania Zimkus is mostly concentrated in: Telšiai County, where 63 percent are found, Kaunas County, where 29 percent are found and Klaipėda County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Lithuania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

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 US average, with 62.5% registered with 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
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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 Zimkus
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