Ima Surname
Approximately 102,557 people bear this surname
Ima Surname Definition:
Ima is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: mother.
Ima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 46,545 | 1:16,480 | 1,320 |
| Japan | 20,949 | 1:6,103 | 933 |
| Burkina Faso | 14,244 | 1:1,288 | 192 |
| Bangladesh | 7,119 | 1:22,385 | 1,560 |
| Indonesia | 4,264 | 1:31,015 | 3,650 |
| Pakistan | 3,973 | 1:44,964 | 1,908 |
| Nigeria | 2,689 | 1:65,877 | 4,826 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Papua New Guinea | 535 | 1:15,241 | 1,474 |
| Peru | 253 | 1:125,629 | 7,244 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Turkey | 137 | 1:568,040 | 31,077 |
| Iran | 117 | 1:656,261 | 35,321 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Malaysia | 109 | 1:270,589 | 15,097 |
| Ecuador | 99 | 1:160,665 | 7,258 |
| Uganda | 93 | 1:419,777 | 25,768 |
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Israel | 68 | 1:125,848 | 13,711 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1:176,547 | 4,737 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
The alternate forms: Imă (1) & Íma (1) are calculated separately.
Ima (102,197) may also be a first name.
Ima Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ima is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: mother.
Ima Demographics
Average Ima Salary in
United States
$40,927 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ima (Bengali: ইমা, Georgian: იმა, Hindi: ईमा, Marathi: इमा, Oriya: ଇମା) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as: Imă or Íma. For other potential spellings of Ima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,526th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 71,058 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Ima live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ima is also the 9,987th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 102,197 people.
Ima is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 46,545 people, or 1 in 16,480. In India Ima is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 20 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 14 percent are found.
Ima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ima surname is primarily Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ima last name are 15.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ima earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 35.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,539 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.75% less than the national average, earning $34,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ima in the Georgian language | ||
| იმა | ima | - |
| Ima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇମା | ima | 91.67 |
| ଈମା | ima | 5.56 |
| ପୁିର୍ମା | puirma | 2.78 |
| Ima in the Bengali language | ||
| ইমা | ima | 88.89 |
| ীমা | ima | 11.11 |
| Ima in the Marathi language | ||
| इमा | ima | 75.68 |
| ईमा | ima | 22.52 |
| ीमा | ima | 0.45 |
| Ima in the Hindi language | ||
| ईमा | ima | 46.1 |
| इमा | ima | 37.12 |
| िमा | ima | 2.36 |
| ीमा | ima | 2.13 |
| िम्ा | ima | 0.24 |
| इम | ima | 0.24 |
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Footnotes
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