Daimu Surname

175,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Daimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3081:22,9382,828
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Daimu (1,188) may also be a first name.

Daimu Last Name Facts

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

Daimu (Hindi: दैमू, Oriya: ଦଶମୁ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Daimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,797th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,991,603 people. The surname Daimu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Daimu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Daimu is also the 230,060th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,188 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,308 people, or 1 in 22,938. In Tanzania Daimu is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 56 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 39 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Daimu exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daimou9122/
Daimus9112/
Daimau914/
Daimui911/
Damu895,092/
Dimu892,823/
Daimaus8321/
Daiahmu834/
Daihimu831/
Dimou8010,343/
Dammu8010,171/
Damou804,491/
Damus803,556/
Diemu801,541/
Dhamu80897/
Damut80752/
Damau80573/
Dimus80425/
Daamu80322/
Damuh80291/
Dimut80213/
Dimmu80108/
Damui8085/
Damuy8079/
Damud8065/
Dimau8053/
Diomu8032/
Dimui8028/
Dhimu8019/
Dimeu8017/
Datmu8010/
Dameu808/
Damuu807/
Dasmu805/
Daemu805/
Dimuh804/
Dahmu802/
Ddamu802/
Daumu802/
Daymu801/
Dimud801/
Dimuz801/
Ddimu801/
Deamu801/
Dimuy801/
Dimgu801/
Damhu801/
Dameus732,187/
Damous731,104/
Damouh73612/
Dhammu73391/
Dammou73226/
Dahmou73180/
Damhus73140/
Daimoe73121/
Dahmus73113/
Dimeus7382/
Daymut7373/
Dayamu7367/
Dismus7363/
Deamus7361/
Damush7355/
Diemou7347/
Deamud7334/
Damaud7325/
Dimeux7322/
Dimouh7319/
Damoux7318/
Dahumu7316/
Dhamut7316/
Deimut7316/
Damudt7313/
Deimus7313/
Damouz7312/
Dahamu739/
Daamou739/
Dasmui737/
Ditmut736/
Ddammu735/
Damoud735/
Dhamus734/
Dayomu734/
Dijimu734/
Dimaus733/
Damutt733/
Dhamau733/
Diomou733/
Damgou733/
Dimuch732/
Dhamuu732/
Dammut732/
Daymus732/
Dejimu732/
Diemeu732/
Dammau732/
Dimmus731/
Dimush731/
Damahu731/
Daammu731/
Dammud731/
Dammuu731/
Damouj731/
Daumus731/
Dayumu731/
Dammus731/
Dasmou731/
Daymou731/
Damusz731/
Dimahu731/
Dimaud731/
Dimgou731/
Dimheu731/
Datmut731/
Dismuz731/
Damouy731/
Daymud730/
Dameut730/
Ditmus730/
Dimoux730/
Dimoud730/
Demu672,797/
Dahmouh67380/
Dahamou67217/
Dahmoud67174/
Dahmous67122/
Dammous6797/
Dasmuth6783/
Damouth6768/
Damhaut6761/
Damó6753/
Dayamau6732/
Dimoush6727/
Dimó6726/
Deimuth6724/
Dayamou6724/
Damoush6718/
Damouch6711/
Damouss6710/
Dahmouz679/
Damoudt677/
Deimouj677/
Deamous674/
Dhiyamu674/
Dismuth673/
Dahamut671/
Dehamou671/
Damoudh671/
Damouha671/
Dammaud671/
Daamous671/
Dimmoup671/
Dimouha671/
Dhammud671/
Dhejamu671/
Datmuut671/
Dittmus670/
Daymuth670/
Damhaus670/
Dismuss670/

Daimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daimu in the Hindi language
दैमूdaimu-
Daimu in the Oriya language
ଦଶମୁdasamu-

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