Alimetu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Alimetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alimetu (856) may also be a first name.
Alimetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alimetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alimetu occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alimetu.
How Common Is The Last Name Alimetu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alimetu is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Alimetu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alimetu is also the 278,400th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 856 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 85 percent reside, Delta, where 5 percent reside and Ekiti, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halimetu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Alimetou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Galimetu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Galimettu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Halimetou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hallimetu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alemetu | 86 | 8,371 | / |
| Alimatu | 86 | 1,492 | / |
| Alimotu | 86 | 286 | / |
| Alimitu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Alumetu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Halimatu | 80 | 1,786 | / |
| Halimotu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Alemeitu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Olaimetu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alemietu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alimohtu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galimitou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haliumatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haalimatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alemitu | 71 | 195,268 | / |
| Alemytu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alumatu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alumotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alimaththu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aelemitu | 67 | 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 Alimetu
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