Halimatou Surname
Approximately 4,577 people bear this surname
Halimatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,549 | 1:5,852 | 711 |
| Burkina Faso | 668 | 1:27,473 | 1,642 |
| Niger | 330 | 1:58,158 | 2,800 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Halimatou (108,768) may also be a first name.
Halimatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halimatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Halimatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻠﻴﻤﺔ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Halimatou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Halimatou is the 102,846th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,592,210 people. The surname Halimatou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Halimatou reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Halimatou is also the 9,444th most frequent first name globally, borne by 108,768 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3,549 people, or 1 in 5,852. In Cameroon Halimatou is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 63 percent reside, North Region, where 22 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haalimatou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Halimatous | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Khalimatou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Halimatu | 94 | 1,786 | / |
| Alimatou | 94 | 567 | / |
| Halimato | 94 | 5 | / |
| Halimatus | 89 | 331 | / |
| Allimatou | 89 | 8 | / |
| Halematou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Halymatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haalimatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alimatu | 88 | 1,492 | / |
| Alimato | 88 | 104 | / |
| Halimoutou | 84 | 8 | / |
| Haleymatou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Halimata | 82 | 522 | / |
| Halimotu | 82 | 19 | / |
| Galimatu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Alimatos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alymatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alimatus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alimatuss | 78 | 8 | / |
| Holimatuo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chalimoto | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khalimata | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alimata | 75 | 2,290 | / |
| Alimotu | 75 | 286 | / |
| Alimoto | 75 | 4 | / |
| Alemato | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cholimatus | 74 | 8 | / |
| Houlematou | 74 | 2 | / |
| Ouleimatou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Oulaimatou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Alimaththu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Galimoto | 71 | 1,580 | / |
| Galimotu | 71 | 105 | / |
| Allimata | 71 | 7 | / |
| Alimatea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Alimasta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Alimatta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alimotut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alimohtu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halemata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holimata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Algimata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alimataj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hallimathad | 70 | 3 | / |
| Alimateia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ailaimata | 67 | 10 | / |
| Houlimata | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aliaimata | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oulematou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Allimatta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alimathea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alimateah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galimottu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galimootu | 67 | 1 | / |
Halimatou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halimatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻠﻴﻤﺔ | hlymt | 73.08 |
| ﺣﻠﻴﻤﺘﻮ | hlymtw | 11.54 |
| ﻫﺎﻟﻤﺘﺎ | halmta | 3.85 |
| ﺣﺎﻟﻴﻤﺎﺗﻮ | halymatw | 3.85 |
| ﻫﺎﻟﻴﻤﺘﻮ | halymtw | 3.85 |
| ﺣﺎﻟﻤﺔ | halmt | 3.85 |
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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 Halimatou
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