Alimi Surname
Approximately 59,532 people bear this surname
Alimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44,170 | 1:4,010 | 527 |
| Iran | 4,049 | 1:18,963 | 2,433 |
| Benin | 1,801 | 1:5,739 | 758 |
| North Macedonia | 1,653 | 1:1,271 | 224 |
| Yemen | 1,023 | 1:25,831 | 2,559 |
| Indonesia | 961 | 1:137,616 | 13,682 |
| France | 868 | 1:76,524 | 10,751 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Jordan | 522 | 1:16,940 | 2,674 |
| United States | 425 | 1:852,845 | 64,957 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Serbia | 310 | 1:23,048 | 2,596 |
| Israel | 248 | 1:34,507 | 4,823 |
| Kosovo | 245 | 1:7,599 | 1,224 |
| Afghanistan | 209 | 1:153,843 | 3,263 |
| England | 189 | 1:294,805 | 22,579 |
| Algeria | 130 | 1:297,166 | 29,274 |
| Uganda | 128 | 1:304,994 | 21,050 |
| Switzerland | 127 | 1:64,669 | 7,915 |
| India | 119 | 1:6,445,928 | 147,141 |
| Malaysia | 117 | 1:252,087 | 14,235 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Tunisia | 75 | 1:8,142 | 1,365 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| Albania | 62 | 1:47,001 | 6,300 |
| Palestine | 33 | 1:137,844 | 7,971 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Alimi (10,459) may also be a first name.
Alimi Demographics
Alimi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alimi (Bengali: এলিমী, Georgian: ალიმი, Hindi: अलीमी, Marathi: अलीमी, Oriya: ଆଲିମି, Russian: Алими) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alimi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alimi is the 9,494th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 122,414 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Alimi live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alimi is also the 59,488th most numerous first name globally, held by 10,459 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 44,170 people, or 1 in 4,010. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Osun, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.
Alimi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (73%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Alimi are 2.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.68% registered with the political party.
The amount Alimi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.42% less than the national average, earning 202,729 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $50,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $54,489 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alimi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alimi in the Georgian language | ||
| ალიმი | alimi | - |
| Alimi in the Bengali language | ||
| এলিমী | elimi | - |
| Alimi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲିମି | alimi | - |
| Alimi in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीमी | alimi | 69.23 |
| आलिमी | alimi | 23.08 |
| अलिमी | alimi | 7.69 |
| Alimi in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीमी | alimi | 36.36 |
| अिलमी | ailami | 27.27 |
| आिलमी | ailami | 18.18 |
| अलीिम | aliima | 9.09 |
| अिलिम | ailima | 9.09 |
| Alimi in the Russian language | ||
| Алими | alimi | - |
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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 Alimi
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