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 is found most frequently in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galimoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,894th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,612,371 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galimoto live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Galimoto is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,464 people, or 1 in 11,693. Besides Malawi Galimoto occurs 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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