Hamimu Surname

89,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hamimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,1221:10,3361,335
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Hamimu (4,773) may also be a first name.

Hamimu Last Name Facts

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

Hamimu is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamimu? popularity and diffusion

Hamimu is the 89,653rd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,361,904 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamimu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Hamimu is also the 99,007th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 4,773 people.

The surname Hamimu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,122 people, or 1 in 10,336. In Tanzania Hamimu is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 53 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Hamimu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamimou92222/
Hasmimu922/
Hamiemu921/
Amimu912,421/
Hamaimou86171/
Hamimoud861/
Jamimu8322/
Amimou8315/
Amuimu831/
Hamimouch80172/
Hammimoud801/
Ahmimou77311/
Hemimou77246/
Hamemou776/
Ameimou774/
Atmimou774/
Amimouz772/
Amaimou772/
Asmimou771/
Hémimou771/
Amumu73101/
Amemu7327/
Omimu731/
Ahmaimou71136/
Hamemoud7166/
Ahmimoud719/
Haimemud711/
Houmimou711/
Amemou67274/
Emiemu67230/
Ahmimouch67136/
Ameamu6711/
Amemau674/
Amumuh673/
Omimou671/
Omuimu671/
Omiemu671/
Ouhmaimou671/
Aimumu671/
Hammemoud671/

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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 Hamimu
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