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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faimata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Faimata is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Faimata live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 190 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Faimata is primarily found in: Yobe, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Faimata
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