Surname Ngim (Ngim 
, หงิม 
, งิ้ม) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Ngim is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, Singapore, where it is a rare surname, and Cambodia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States. Much less frequently, Ngim is the forename as well as the last name.