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
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Alima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alima (Bengali: আলিমা, Georgian: ალიმა, Hindi: अलीमा, Marathi: अलीमा, Oriya: ଅଲିମା, Russian: Алима, Tibetan: ཨ་ལི་མ་) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,860th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 194,329 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Alima are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alima is also the 4,747th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 220,241 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 14,649 people, or 1 in 6,659. Besides Ethiopia it is found 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 devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Alima last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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