Almajir Surname

239,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Almajir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Almajir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2231:144,8439,230
Niger4451:43,1282,267
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Almajir (513) may also be a first name.

Almajir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Almajir (Hindi: आलमजीर) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Almajir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 239,402nd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,355,975 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Almajir are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 373,244th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 513 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,223 people, or 1 in 144,843. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 68 percent are found, Katsina, where 23 percent are found and Sokoto, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Almajir is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Almajir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Almajir surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Almajir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almajir in the Hindi language
आलमजीरalamajira-

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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 Almajir
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