Galimoto Surname

250,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Galimoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galimoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4641:11,6931,806
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galimoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galimoto occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galimoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galimoto is the 250,894th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,612,371 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galimoto are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,464 people, or 1 in 11,693. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalimoto9420/
Alimoto934/
Galimota885/
Galimato881/
Galimoota821/
Alimato80104/
Alemoto8037/
Alimota808/
Olimoto801/
Gaalimoota788/
Halimoutou788/
Alimatou75567/
Galimuta758/
Halimato755/
Alimatos751/
Halimatou714,577/
Allimatou718/
Galimetta717/
Galimutta713/
Alimata672,290/
Alemato671/
Haalimatou671/
Halimatous671/
Hallimatou671/
Alemota671/

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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 Galimoto
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