Halimatu Surname
Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname
Halimatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,691 | 1:104,756 | 7,047 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Halimatu (33,428) may also be a first name.
Halimatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halimatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halimatu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Halimatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Halimatu is the 227,165th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,080,373 people. The surname Halimatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Halimatu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Halimatu is also the 25,612th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 33,428 people.
The surname Halimatu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,691 people, or 1 in 104,756. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 42 percent live, Sokoto, where 37 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halimatou | 94 | 4,577 | / |
| Halimatus | 94 | 331 | / |
| Haliumatu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Haalimatu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Alimatu | 93 | 1,492 | / |
| Haalimatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Halimatous | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hallimatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khalimatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alimatou | 88 | 567 | / |
| Halimotu | 88 | 19 | / |
| Halimetu | 88 | 9 | / |
| Galimatu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Alimatus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Allimatou | 82 | 8 | / |
| Alimatuss | 82 | 8 | / |
| Halematou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Halymatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hallimetu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alimotu | 80 | 286 | / |
| Alimetu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Alumatu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cholimatus | 78 | 8 | / |
| Halimoutou | 78 | 8 | / |
| Alimaththu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Haleymatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Galimotu | 75 | 105 | / |
| Alimotut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alymatou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alimohtu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Galimootu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helematou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galimottu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alemetu | 67 | 8,371 | / |
| Houlematou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouleimatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulaimatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olumatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alumotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alumetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alemeitu | 63 | 16 | / |
| Olaimetu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Oulematou | 59 | 3 | / |
| Ouleymatou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Elemotu | 53 | 7 | / |
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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 Halimatu
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