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 commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amimu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 176,728th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,010,139 people. The surname Amimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amimu live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,650th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 2,472 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 979 people, or 1 in 54,077. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 38 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 22 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.

Amimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence 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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