How common is the surname Zima?

1,253 people in the United States had the surname Zima in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zima?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zima identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zima?

Madeline Zima, American actress, writer, and director (born 1985), followed by Yvonne Zima.

Where is the surname Zima most common?

Wikidata records people named Zima in the United States and the Czech Republic.

Is the surname Zima getting more or less common?

More common. 1,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Zima

A surname, carried by 1,253 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zima is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

From zima ("winter" in Slavic languages).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,253 people named Zima in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,229.

#20,996

rank among US surnames

1,253

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #20,167)

Who is named Zima

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Zima identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zimas

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Madeline Zima
American actress, writer, and director (born 1985)
Yvonne Zima
American actress (born 1989)
Vanessa Zima
American actress, born 1986
Peter V. Zima
Austrian specialist in literature, born 1946

Notable Zimas come mostly from the United States (3) and the Czech Republic (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Zima come from?: From zima ("winter" in Slavic languages).
How common is the surname Zima?: 1,253 people in the United States had the surname Zima in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zima?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zima identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zima?: Madeline Zima, American actress, writer, and director (born 1985), followed by Yvonne Zima.
Where is the surname Zima most common?: Wikidata records people named Zima in the United States and the Czech Republic.
Is the surname Zima getting more or less common?: More common. 1,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, up 2.0%.