Alimatou Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Alimatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 291 | 1:79,283 | 4,338 |
| Cameroon | 157 | 1:132,287 | 14,892 |
| Burkina Faso | 85 | 1:215,907 | 4,539 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Alimatou (66,052) may also be a first name.
Alimatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alimatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alimatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻠﻴﻤﺔ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alimatou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 559,940th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Alimatou reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,599th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 66,052 people.
The last name Alimatou is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 79,283. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 38 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 11 percent are found and Savanes District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halimatou | 94 | 4,577 | / |
| Allimatou | 94 | 8 | / |
| Alimatu | 93 | 1,492 | / |
| Alimato | 93 | 104 | / |
| Haalimatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Halimatous | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Halimatu | 88 | 1,786 | / |
| Halimato | 88 | 5 | / |
| Galimatu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Alimatos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alymatou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alimatus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Halimatus | 82 | 331 | / |
| Alimatuss | 82 | 8 | / |
| Haalimatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halymatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halematou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alimata | 80 | 2,290 | / |
| Alimotu | 80 | 286 | / |
| Alimoto | 80 | 4 | / |
| Alemato | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halimoutou | 78 | 8 | / |
| Haleymatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alimaththu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Oulaimatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ouleimatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Galimoto | 75 | 1,580 | / |
| Halimata | 75 | 522 | / |
| Galimotu | 75 | 105 | / |
| Halimotu | 75 | 19 | / |
| Allimata | 75 | 7 | / |
| Alimatea | 75 | 6 | / |
| Alimasta | 75 | 6 | / |
| Alimatta | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alimotut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alimataj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Algimata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alimohtu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alimateia | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ailaimata | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aliaimata | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oulematou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Allimatta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Galimootu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galimottu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holimatuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alimateah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alimathea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alemoto | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ailaaimata | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alemata | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alimota | 67 | 8 | / |
| Olimata | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houlematou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alimateias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olimoto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alymata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouleymatou | 67 | 1 | / |
Alimatou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alimatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻠﻴﻤﺔ | hlymt | 50 |
| ﺁﻟﻤﺔ | almt | 50 |
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alimatou
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