Yim is used as a family name or surname in Hong Kong. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yim
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Hong Kong
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Yim

How popular is Yim?

Yim is common in Hong Kong.

Yim is ranked 2453 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Yims grew by 13.23258 per cent to 6144 since 2000 and ranked 5650 after elevating 191 spots. The last name was found in around 21 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 90.53 92.5
Others 5.03 3.46
White 2.78 3.13
Hispanic or Latino 1.32 0.74
Yim is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Cambodia is ahead in terms of density. Around 222850 people have been found who wears Yim as their family name. Yim is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,403 Vietnam4
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
4,915 Panama3
11,342 Uruguay3
35,789 Turkey3
12,161 Wales2
17,547 Colombia2
19,093 Finland2
19,046 Ireland2
3,871 Paraguay2
54,641 Sweden2
23,858 Iran2
123,175 Tanzania1
47,891 Norway1
2,211 Brunei1
20,172 Hungary1
717 Bhutan1
37,493 Austria1
120,357 Argentina1
15,705 Cameroon1
153,416 Italy1
12,741 Ecuador1
11,486 Estonia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
6,149 Ethiopia1
9,498 Iceland1
17,236 Ghana1
2,578 Guam1
12,270 Lebanon1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,360 Netherlands49
9,780 Scotland46
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
65,136 Spain25
52,530 Belgium22
4,106 Japan16
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
113,793 Indonesia68
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Yim:
603 Taiwan695
5,373 Australia555
17,889 France539
240 Thailand448
16,300 England344
34,330 Germany303
239 Macau295
112,654 India179
64,630 Brazil143
11,173 Peru142
23,602 Mexico131
7,143 New Zealand102
Countries with thousands of Yim:
5,860 United States6,680
630 Malaysia5,489
11,573 Philippines1,289
3,884 Canada1,185
524 Singapore1,005
Countries with ten thousands of Yim:
354 China92,112
68 South Korea57,309
48 Cambodia39,672
80 Hong Kong13,856
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Yim Namesakes

  • Bronson Yim, Football defensive back
  • Ly Bun Yim, Film director
  • Zhang Yimou, Film director
  • Dagmawi Yimer, Film director
  • Wang Yimei, Volleyball player
  • Robert Yim, Tennis Player
  • Zhang Yimou, Film director
  • Liang Yimin, Politician
  • Michelle Yim, Actress
  • Jay Alan Yim, Composer
  • In 2015 drama film, Day in the Country, Sambath Yim portrayed Sovann.
  • In 1935 drama film, Ershizu, Siu-Ling Yim played N.

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