Zimny Surname

73,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zimny Surname User-submission:

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.

Zimny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,3771:8,6841,174
United States9581:378,35033,446
Germany7811:103,08012,764
France1361:488,40268,701
Canada541:682,32655,162
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Australia361:749,88148,970
England281:1,989,93178,001
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Norway121:428,52437,411
Israel121:713,13647,700
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Zimný (10) are calculated separately.

Zimny Surname Meaning

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

Zimny Last Name Facts

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

Zimny is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Zimný. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,884th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,094,226 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Zimny reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 4,377 people, or 1 in 8,684. Besides Poland Zimny occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Zimny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zimny last name are 6.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zimny earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.73% less than the national average, earning 246,662 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.4% more than the national average, earning R 297,996 per year; in United States they earn 10.3% more than the national average, earning $47,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning $59,641 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimný9310/
Zimney91386/
Zimniy91283/
Ziemny918/
Zimeny912/
Zimnay911/
Zimnyy911/
Zhimnay83300/
Zimnaya835/
Zimna803,339/
Zimne8092/
Zymny8072/
Zimni8049/
Gimny8026/
Zimná8022/
Simny809/
Zemny808/
Zsimenyi771/
Zimner73115/
Zymnyi73115/
Zimene7380/
Zimnea7365/
Jimney7342/
Zimnis7331/
Simney7330/
Zimnie7327/
Zimnes7321/
Cimney7310/
Ziemna738/
Zimnee737/
Zimnii735/
Zimnij733/
Szymny732/
Citmny731/
Simnoy731/
Zaimna731/
Dzimna731/
Zymney731/
Siemny731/
Simniy731/
Zemniy731/
Zimmna731/
Gimney731/
Zimnet730/
Zimnyhova711/
Chimnay67274/
Zimheni67198/
Chimney67131/
Zemnaya6797/
Zaimene6751/
Zimhene6713/
Simnaay6712/
Chimnoy6711/
Zimnisz677/
Zimnesh671/
Chimnyi671/
Gimenyi671/
Shimney671/
Zeimeni671/
Shimnoy671/
Gimeney671/
Simgney670/

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