Explore the Family Name Gima

The meaning of Gima

Japanese: written 儀間 ‘ceremonial space’. It is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Yasuo, Hideko, Hitoshi, Kazuhiko, Masa, Masahiro, Michiko, Sakae, Shingo, Tatsuya, Tsuyoshi, Yasuko.

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How common is the last name Gima in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gima held the 55376th position in terms of popularity in 2000 and dropped to the 56836th spot in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.64%. Despite the slight fall in rank, the count of individuals with the Gima surname increased from 347 in 2000 to 359 in 2010, showing an increment of 3.46%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.69%, moving from 0.13 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#56,836	-2.64%
Count	347	359	3.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gima

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Gima surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. This group increased from 49.57% to 54.60%, marking a 10.15% rise over the decade. There was also a 10.67% increase in those identifying as Hispanic, moving from 4.03% to 4.46%. The percentage of Gima families identifying as Black saw a substantial increase of 39.77%, while the proportion identifying with two or more races dropped by 15.79%. Similarly, there was a decrease in the percentage of White individuals from 34.87% to 29.81%. There were no recorded individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	49.57%	54.6%	10.15%
White	34.87%	29.81%	-14.51%
Two or More Races	8.93%	7.52%	-15.79%
Hispanic	4.03%	4.46%	10.67%
Black	2.59%	3.62%	39.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%