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 last name Galtima has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galtima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galtima is the 793,288th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Galtima is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galtima live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most common given name worldwide It is held by 271 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 507,572. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Yobe, where 61 percent live, Borno, where 35 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent live.

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
  • 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 Galtima
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