Galimu Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Galimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2571:151,90413,435
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Galimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galimu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galimu is the 980,795th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. Galimu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Galimu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 151,904. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 68 percent live, Buyende District, where 7 percent live and Luuka District, where 5 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galimau922/
Galimus921/
Gailimu921/
Alimu912,235/
Ghalimou862/
Ghalimuh861/
Ngalimou861/
Alimou83424/
Halimu83267/
Alimus83172/
Alimuz8337/
Alimud8318/
Allimu8313/
Aliomu837/
Alimuu835/
Alimau834/
Golimu834/
Alimmu832/
Alimut832/
Alhimu831/
Alimuh831/
Alimuj831/
Halimou77135/
Halimau7733/
Alimout7724/
Halimuh774/
Haslimu773/
Allimou773/
Allimus773/
Halimus772/
Gelimau772/
Halimut772/
Gallimó772/
Alimudd771/
Aalimus771/
Hallimu771/
Alhimau771/
Halaimu771/
Galimoo771/
Alimeus771/
Ngolimu771/
Halimud771/
Atlimus771/
Alemu73534,507/
Olimu733/
Alimù731/
Ngalemou7130/
Ngolimou719/
Alimouch715/
Alhaimus713/
Alimuthd711/
Alhimoud711/
Ahalimou711/
Halhimou711/
Alemou67212/
Alhaimoud67199/
Gelemu67194/
Alyomu6747/
Alemut6736/
Golumu6726/
Alemau6712/
Alimoo675/
Aslemu675/
Aleemu675/
Allemu675/
Alimmouch674/
Alymus673/
Halimouch672/
Halemu672/
Aalemu671/
Aulemu671/
Alémou671/
Oliemu671/
Olimmu671/
Alemgu671/
Alemhu671/
Alimoe671/
Alemus670/

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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 Galimu
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