Alimatu Surname
Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname
Alimatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| Cameroon | 186 | 1:111,662 | 12,987 |
| Nigeria | 182 | 1:973,312 | 41,407 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Alimatu (10,029) may also be a first name.
Alimatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alimatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alimatu is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alimatu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 262,755th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,884,414 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alimatu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alimatu is also the 61,114th most common forename at a global level, borne by 10,029 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Besides Ghana Alimatu is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halimatu | 93 | 1,786 | / |
| Alimatou | 93 | 567 | / |
| Galimatu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Alimatus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Halimatou | 88 | 4,577 | / |
| Halimatus | 88 | 331 | / |
| Alimatuss | 88 | 8 | / |
| Allimatou | 88 | 8 | / |
| Haliumatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Haalimatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alimotu | 86 | 286 | / |
| Alimetu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Alumatu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Haalimatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halimatous | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alimaththu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Galimotu | 80 | 105 | / |
| Halimotu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Halimetu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Alimotut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alimohtu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alymatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halematou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Halymatou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hallimetu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Galimottu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Galimootu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alemetu | 71 | 8,371 | / |
| Halimoutou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ouleimatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haleymatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alumetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alumotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olumatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulaimatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alemeitu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Olaimetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulematou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Helematou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houlematou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ouleymatou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Elemotu | 57 | 7 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Alimatu
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