Ima Surname

5,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Ima Surname Definition:

Ima is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: mother.

Ima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India46,5451:16,4801,320
Japan20,9491:6,103933
Burkina Faso14,2441:1,288192
Bangladesh7,1191:22,3851,560
Indonesia4,2641:31,0153,650
Pakistan3,9731:44,9641,908
Nigeria2,6891:65,8774,826
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Papua New Guinea5351:15,2411,474
Peru2531:125,6297,244
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Turkey1371:568,04031,077
Iran1171:656,26135,321
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Malaysia1091:270,58915,097
Ecuador991:160,6657,258
Uganda931:419,77725,768
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Niger681:282,2368,651
Israel681:125,84813,711
Poland581:655,32357,058
France531:1,253,259128,888
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
England81:6,964,757184,742
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

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.

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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) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Imă or Íma. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ima is the 5,526th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 71,058 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 102,197 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 46,545 people, or 1 in 16,480. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 20 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 14 percent are found.

Ima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ima last name is principally 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% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imă891/
Íma891/
Imai86228,322/
Hima8652,937/
Aima8627,229/
Jima8619,826/
Isma8612,404/
Imad8610,668/
Gima868,945/
Imas865,758/
Imah864,439/
Imaz863,531/
Imat861,846/
Eima861,434/
Imma861,429/
Uima86836/
Yima86766/
Oima86720/
Imaç86527/
Imap86455/
Imga86417/
Imay86326/
Imau86319/
Ihma86217/
Imaa86107/
Imea86100/
Imaj8677/
Iema8674/
Ioma8663/
Itma8641/
Ijma8640/
Imoa8612/
Imaï861/
Jimma7512,315/
Ismat756,574/
Jimah753,003/
Aimat752,946/
Yimga752,748/
Imaya752,747/
Eisma752,488/
Ismai752,207/
Yisma752,097/
Haima751,920/
Iemma751,804/
Himah751,655/
Gaima751,650/
Aimad751,484/
Himma751,331/
Aimah75900/
Ismay75871/
Imajh75805/
Heima75783/
Himaj75744/
Jiema75687/
Himat75570/
Uimat75546/
Jimat75532/
Goima75524/
Gimay75453/
Aimas75429/
Huima75398/
Ismau75374/
Imhah75341/
Imaha75334/
Immas75306/
Himaz75302/
Imach75298/
Aimai75279/
Imash75272/
Himay75250/
Himaa75222/
Jimai75209/
Hiema75209/
Imhay75176/
Gimma75166/
Jimas75142/
Himad75140/
Hijma75137/
Aimau75128/
Immah75121/
Imaah75115/
Uimay75114/
Ismad75107/
Imaja75106/
Gimai75101/
Imhat75100/
Imadh7586/
Aimaa7582/
Himau7577/
Hisma7574/
Itmat7572/
Immad7568/
Imaat7566/
Ismas7565/
Himaľ7565/
Imaip7565/
Imaad7561/
Immai7556/
Jisma7555/
Jimay7552/
Ihmad7551/
Jimau7550/
Oimas7545/
Imasz7545/
Ihmaz7541/
Jimaa7540/
Eimas7539/
Himas7538/
Ismaz7538/
Imooa7535/
Aimma7533/
Aimoa7532/
Jimap7532/
Imaia7530/
Imgay7529/
Yimma7528/
Uimas7527/
Ismaa7527/
Jimha7526/
Jimea7525/
Imaas7525/
Jitma7524/
Aaima7521/
Himai7521/
Jimad7520/
Jimoa7520/
Yimaz7519/
Immau7517/
Iomha7516/
Imahu7515/
Uisma7515/
Yimat7512/
Hitma7511/
Gimea7511/
Eimah7511/
Oimau7511/
Gimaa7511/
Imaud758/
Aimay758/
Aisma758/
Ismma757/
Yimai757/
Ismea756/
Hoima756/
Gimau756/
Imass756/
Itmai755/
Eimad755/
Aimha755/
Aimaj754/
Immat754/
Yimas754/
Iomea754/
Aimaz754/
Gimaj753/
Imaaz753/
Jimga753/
Yitma753/
Gimga753/
Itmad753/
Yimea753/
Imatt752/
Itmaa752/
Eijma752/
Yimaa752/
Imhas752/
Oisma752/
Jimaz752/
Imuha752/
Eimau752/
Imayd752/
Aimap751/
Itmas751/
Itmma751/
Immaa751/
Imays751/
Imead751/
Imhad751/
Eimat751/
Imaus751/
Immoa751/
Eitma751/
Iemea751/
Himha751/
Ijmah751/
Ihmat751/
Imaut751/
Ima'a751/
Imads751/
Himoa751/
Hgima751/
Immay751/
Oimai751/
Oimay751/
Oimma751/
Uimaa751/
Yimad751/
Yihma751/
Eimai751/
Aimea751/
Iomaa751/
Eimaz751/
Immha751/
Imeae751/
Imhau751/
Imaiz751/
Iomah751/
Jihma751/
Yimaj751/
Eimma751/
Iomai751/
Ihmah751/
Ihmma751/
Imgaj751/
Ema67108,682/
Imi6780,374/
Uma6746,463/
Imo6723,409/
Ime6721,756/
Himmat674,982/
Aimaya672,544/
Haimad672,146/
Himmah671,988/
Jitmau671,912/
Jimmai671,012/
Haisma67765/
Imy67489/
Yma67464/
Himmad67320/
Haaima67310/
Huimad67307/
Aimmah67239/
Huisma67173/
Jimaja67160/
Jitmas67154/
Haimas67139/
Jma67137/
Haimah67131/
Ismach67120/
Heimad67110/
Haijma6785/
Gaimai6772/
Hoimai6771/
Imhaus6768/
Haimat6758/
Jimaat6755/
Heijma6740/
Jimmah6737/
Oitmaa6728/
Jihmad6726/
Haimai6725/
Ismaih6723/
Ihmaid6721/
Ismaid6720/
Heimah6720/
Jismaa6718/
Heimas6715/
Gaimea6714/
Hihmah6713/
Immach6713/
Himaha6712/
Jitmat6711/
Gimaya6711/
Aitmad6711/
Imaich6710/
Himaus6710/
Ismais679/
Haimau679/
Hhaima679/
Hhimay679/
Hismat679/
Jimmaa679/
Himatt679/
Heimat678/
Himach678/
Immaya678/
Yimmai678/
Imaadh677/
Haimma677/
Jimmad677/
Jimmat677/
Hihmad677/
Jimeas676/
Jismau676/
Ismait676/
Aithma676/
Ismatt675/
Aimais674/
Ismaiz674/
Immaia674/
Aitmaa674/
Aimaja674/
Aaimat673/
Aihmad673/
Imaach673/
Imuoha673/
Gimaja673/
Jimmau673/
Jimais673/
Goimai673/
Yimyoa673/
Himash672/
Hismma672/
Jismat672/
Jijmaa672/
Jimmas672/
Jimmay672/
Ismaij672/
Ahaima672/
Gaimay672/
Imatch672/
Eimaya672/
Gimaia672/
Himeau672/
Ijmaya672/
Imò672/
Aimaas672/
Imj672/
Aismah672/
Jimaid671/
Jimaut671/
Jimaya671/
Jimeaz671/
Ismmat671/
Ihmadh671/
Imadth671/
Imahaj671/
Imaova671/
Himaad671/
Himadh671/
Gimmay671/
Haimaj671/
Aaimad671/
Aimaad671/
Aimadh671/
Aimaid671/
Uimajh671/
Ismaaj671/
Aimmad671/
Imaowa671/
Jimaha671/
Huimas671/
Imaaja671/
Imaash671/
Imahah671/
Himmha671/
Hoimay671/
Hoimma671/
Hoimoa671/
Jimaah671/
Jimaux671/
Jimeat671/
Heimau671/
Immaha671/
Immais671/
Immast671/
Imouha671/
Ismaat671/
Ismmas671/
Oismaa671/
Uimadh671/
Yimgah671/
Yimmga671/
Goimma671/
Gimeau671/
Eismat671/
Aima'a671/
Aimaai671/
Aimajh671/
Aimash671/
Aismat671/
Aaimaa671/
Ihmach671/
Immaad671/
Imhais671/
Aismha671/
Aimuua671/
Aimaaz671/
Aimaut671/
Ismadz671/
Himmas670/
Himaux670/
Eimach670/

Ima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ima in the Georgian language
იმაima-
Ima in the Oriya language
ଇମାima91.67
ଈମାima5.56
ପୁିର୍ମାpuirma2.78
Ima in the Bengali language
ইমাima88.89
ীমাima11.11
Ima in the Marathi language
इमाima75.68
ईमाima22.52
ीमाima0.45
Ima in the Hindi language
ईमाima46.1
इमाima37.12
िमाima2.36
ीमाima2.13
िम्ाima0.24
इमima0.24

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