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
Ima Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ima (Bengali: ইমা, Georgian: იმა, Hindi: ईमा, Marathi: इमा, Oriya: ଇମା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Imă or Íma. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ima is the 5,526th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 71,058 people. Ima occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Ima reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 9,987th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 102,197 people.
Ima is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 46,545 people, or 1 in 16,480. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 20 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 14 percent live.
Ima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ima surname is chiefly Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ima surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the political 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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