Amimu Surname

176,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Amimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9791:54,0775,932
Nigeria6771:261,65815,005
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Uganda1731:225,66117,396
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Amimu (2,472) may also be a first name.

Amimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amimu (Hindi: अमीमु) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Amimu.

How Common Is The Last Name Amimu? popularity and diffusion

Amimu is the 176,728th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,010,139 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amimu reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,650th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 2,472 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 979 people, or 1 in 54,077. In Tanzania Amimu is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 38 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 22 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.

Amimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamimu915,351/
Amimou9115/
Amuimu911/
Ahmimou83311/
Hamimou83222/
Atmimou834/
Ameimou834/
Amimouz832/
Hasmimu832/
Amaimou832/
Hamiemu831/
Asmimou831/
Amumu80101/
Amemu8027/
Omimu801/
Hamaimou77171/
Ahmaimou77136/
Ahmimoud779/
Hamimoud771/
Amemou73274/
Emiemu73230/
Ameamu7311/
Amemau734/
Amumuh733/
Aimumu731/
Omimou731/
Omiemu731/
Omuimu731/
Hamimouch71172/
Ahmimouch71136/
Hammimoud711/
Hemimou67246/
Oumimou67175/
Emiemuh6721/
Emeimou677/
Hamemou676/
Aimuimu671/
Emimeuh671/
Hémimou671/

Amimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amimu in the Hindi language
अमीमुamimu-

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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 Amimu
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