Alima Surname
Approximately 37,501 people bear this surname
Alima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 14,649 | 1:6,659 | 1,057 |
| DR Congo | 8,715 | 1:8,477 | 1,050 |
| Cameroon | 3,056 | 1:6,796 | 842 |
| Uganda | 2,068 | 1:18,878 | 2,830 |
| Philippines | 1,926 | 1:52,564 | 8,683 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| Nigeria | 1,073 | 1:165,091 | 10,318 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Kenya | 741 | 1:62,321 | 6,066 |
| Indonesia | 714 | 1:185,223 | 17,794 |
| India | 621 | 1:1,235,210 | 49,224 |
| Ivory Coast | 563 | 1:40,979 | 2,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 185 | 1:99,201 | 3,128 |
| France | 159 | 1:417,753 | 60,954 |
| Iraq | 136 | 1:257,512 | 5,426 |
| Pakistan | 123 | 1:1,452,389 | 16,004 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Nepal | 68 | 1:418,838 | 4,067 |
| Benin | 64 | 1:161,494 | 16,390 |
| Congo | 57 | 1:87,528 | 7,379 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Haiti | 30 | 1:356,130 | 10,472 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Maldives | 8 | 1:50,522 | 2,455 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Alima (220,241) may also be a first name.
Alima Demographics
Average Alima Salary in
United States
$37,278 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alima (Bengali: আলিমা, Georgian: ალიმა, Hindi: अलीमा, Marathi: अलीमा, Oriya: ଅଲିମା, Russian: Алима, Tibetan: ཨ་ལི་མ་) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alima? popularity and diffusion
Alima is the 14,860th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 194,329 people. The surname Alima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Alima reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,747th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 220,241 people.
The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 14,649 people, or 1 in 6,659. Beside Ethiopia it occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Alima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alima last name expanded 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Alima last name is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Alima surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Alima earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,278 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alima in the Georgian language | ||
| ალიმა | alima | - |
| Alima in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ལི་མ་ | alima | - |
| Alima in the Bengali language | ||
| আলিমা | alima | 68.63 |
| অলিমা | alima | 19.61 |
| আলীমা | alima | 9.8 |
| এলিমা | elima | 1.96 |
| Alima in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीमा | alima | 63.5 |
| आलीमा | alima | 18.63 |
| अलीम | alima | 4.56 |
| सलीम | salima | 1.52 |
| एलीमा | elima | 1.14 |
| आलीम | alima | 1.14 |
| फ़ालीमा | falima | 0.76 |
| हलीम | halima | 0.38 |
| आलीना | alina | 0.38 |
| आलमा | alama | 0.38 |
| हलीमा | halima | 0.38 |
| Alima in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीमा | alima | 54.67 |
| आलिमा | alima | 33.79 |
| अलिमा | alima | 7.49 |
| आलीमा | alima | 3.55 |
| अलीम | alima | 0.27 |
| अलिशा | alisa | 0.05 |
| आलम | alama | 0.05 |
| Alima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲିମା | alima | 52.14 |
| ଆଲିମା | alima | 35.9 |
| ଅଳିମା | alima | 4.7 |
| ଏଲିମା | elima | 2.14 |
| ଆଳିମା | alima | 1.28 |
| ଅଲିମ | alima | 0.85 |
| ଅଲୀମା | alima | 0.85 |
| ଆଳିମ | alima | 0.43 |
| ଅଳୀମା | alima | 0.43 |
| ଅଳିମ | alima | 0.43 |
| Alima in the Russian language | ||
| Алима | alima | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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