Alinma Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alinma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alinma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Alinma (39) may also be a first name.

Alinma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alinma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alinma is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alinma? popularity and diffusion

Alinma is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alinma live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 39 people.

Alinma is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 46 percent reside, Yobe, where 34 percent reside and Enugu, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aulinma921/
Alinnma921/
Halinma921/
Alnma914/
Allinmat8613/
Alimma8332/
Olinma8317/
Alnmah839/
Alhnma836/
Alinmi832/
Alnmaa831/
Alinmiş77487/
Alınmaz77367/
Aglinme7759/
Olinmah7751/
Halimma775/
Allimma774/
Alnmash772/
Alinmis771/
Ahalnma771/
Alinmer771/
Olnma731/
Ollinmaa7114/
Haalimma711/
Haslimma711/
Alnmaysh711/
Aileunma711/
Alnmer67344/
Olimma6734/
Alemma6734/
Elenma6721/
Alenmo677/
Alnmhi672/
Alimmo671/
Alimme671/
Alnmit671/
Alnmajhsh671/

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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 Alinma
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