Arimala Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Arimala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arimala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2701:374,95649,264
India201:38,353,269431,471
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Arimala (54) may also be a first name.

Arimala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arimala (Bengali: অরিমালা, Hindi: अर्िमला, Marathi: आिरमाला) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arimala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arimala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 855,216th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Arimala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arimala reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 54 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 374,956. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 22 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arimala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arimala in the Bengali language
অরিমালাarimala-
Arimala in the Hindi language
अर्िमलाarimala-
Arimala in the Marathi language
आिरमालाairamala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arimala
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