Faimata Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Faimata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faimata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Faimata (190) may also be a first name.

Faimata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faimata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺗﻤﺎﺗﺎ, Marathi: फईमता) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faimata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Faimata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Faimata reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 190 people.

The last name Faimata is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Faimata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faimata in the Marathi language
फईमताpha'imata-
Faimata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺗﻤﺎﺗﺎfatmata33.33
ﺍﻓﺎﺗﻤﺘﺎafatmta33.33
ﻓﺎﺗﻤﺘﺎfatmta33.33

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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 Faimata
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