Zims Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Zims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zims is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zims click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zims? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Zims live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zims is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Saarland, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Zims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zims last name decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zims Last Name Statistics demography

Zims earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziems891,820/
Zimms8991/
Zihms895/
Zeims895/
Czims892/
Zhims891/
Ziehms8083/
Tzaims801/
Zimsch801/
Sims75172,096/
Zins752,699/
Gims75204/
Jims75188/
Zems7529/
Cims7528/
Zyms758/
Dzheims7311/
Zimsová7310/
Zimsova731/
Simms6757,790/
Siems674,745/
Gimse67357/
Zinse67333/
Jaims67276/
Seims67275/
Zehms67236/
Zemse67163/
Saims6769/
Zinns6760/
Ziens6728/
Caims6725/
Cimms6720/
Chims6719/
Jimms6715/
Zinsz6711/
Simsø6710/
Zuins6710/
Zimze6710/
Gimås677/
Simss677/
Gimsø676/
Simsz676/
Djims675/
Ciems674/
Szyms674/
Zemsh674/
Csims673/
Jimse673/
Zemss673/
Jeims673/
Dsims672/
Zinss672/
Ziemz672/
Sisms672/
Tsims672/
Simse672/
Zemms671/
Cimsh671/
Gimms671/
Zeams671/
Simsj671/
Shims671/
Gimst671/
Zyoms671/
Szimx671/
Ziemß671/
Simsh671/
Jimsh671/
Coims670/
Suims670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zims
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