Galtima Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Galtima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galtima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3491:507,57225,233
Niger61:3,198,67054,540

Galtima (271) may also be a first name.

Galtima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galtima is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Galtima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galtima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 793,288th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galtima reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Galtima is also the 540,009th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 271 people.

The surname Galtima is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 507,572. In Nigeria it is most common in: Yobe, where 61 percent are found, Borno, where 35 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galtimah931/
Ngaltima931/
Gailtima931/
Altima92200/
Altimas86116/
Galtuma862/
Altaima861/
Altiema861/
Galtimi861/
Altimai861/
Altimath803/
Altimeau802/
Alteimat801/
Altema772,032/
Altimo77454/
Oltima7710/
Altimeaux758/
Althema71120/
Altismo7116/
Haltimo716/
Goltema714/
Altimos712/
Altemat712/
Goltimo711/
Galtumo711/
Altimot711/
Altemas711/
Altimey711/
Althemai6712/
Altemais672/
Althemas671/
Altemash671/
Haltemay671/
Alteamash631/
Altemo6217/
Altemos5748/
Altemoos5323/
Altemoss533/
Goldtymes501/

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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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  • 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 Galtima
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