Imaam Surname
Approximately 354 people bear this surname
Imaam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Imaam (682) may also be a first name.
Imaam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imaam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Imaam (Hindi: इमाम, Marathi: इमाम) occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Imaam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 794,916th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Imaam live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 316,970th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 682 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Excluding Saudi Arabia Imaam is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Imaam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Imaam in the Hindi language | ||
| इमाम | imama | - |
| Imaam in the Marathi language | ||
| इमाम | imama | 92.59 |
| ईमाम | imama | 7.41 |
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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 Imaam
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