Alimah Surname
Approximately 8,136 people bear this surname
Alimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8,069 | 1:16,390 | 2,038 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Alimah (18,556) may also be a first name.
Alimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alimah (Arabic: اليمه, Hindi: अलीमाह) is most common in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alimah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,777th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 895,716 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Alimah reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 39,971st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 18,556 people.
The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8,069 people, or 1 in 16,390. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Java, where 40 percent are found, Central Java, where 31 percent are found and West Java, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Alimah is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alimah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alimah in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीमाह | alimaha | - |
| Alimah in the Arabic language | ||
| اليمه | alymh | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alimah
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