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 Political Affiliation
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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
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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