The Joachim surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,395 people carried this name — #12,856 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 123,500 people counted. That is up 18% from 2,037 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,020 people named Joachim.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Martinique.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 174 people named Joachim live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Walloon Brabant.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
107 people named Joachim have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 147 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
63 people named Joachim live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 55 people named Joachim live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Joachim,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Joachim 1831–1907 · composer -
Amalie Joachim 1839–1899 · singer -
Amalie Joachim 1839–1899 · singer
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Christian Joachim 1680– · organ builder
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Henry Joachim 1824–1897
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Joseph Joachim 1834–1904 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Joachim.
- Jeudi 206 · U.S. census
- Jeudy 1,010 · U.S. census
- Jeune 1,242 · U.S. census
- Jez 388 · U.S. census
- Jimenez 227,118 · U.S. census
- Jin 10,432 · U.S. census
- Joachin 414 · U.S. census
- Joan 224 · U.S. census
- Joannides 168 · U.S. census
- Joao 264 · U.S. census
- Joaquim 305 · U.S. census
- Joaquin 3,559 · U.S. census
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