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
The last name Alimah (Arabic: اليمه, Hindi: अलीमाह) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alimah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,777th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 895,716 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alimah live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Alimah is also the 39,971st most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 18,556 people.
Alimah is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 8,069 people, or 1 in 16,390. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 40 percent reside, Central Java, where 31 percent reside and West Java, where 9 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
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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