Imamov Surname

35,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Uzbekistan

Imamov Surname User-submission:

  • People with this last name may have ancestors who were imams.
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Imamov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan11,2321:2,754512
Russia2,1291:67,6958,789
Azerbaijan4571:21,1141,335
Kazakhstan2561:69,0728,364
Bulgaria2401:29,0792,355
Turkmenistan1481:37,089692
Kyrgyzstan1331:44,9076,673
Tajikistan571:147,1351,618
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
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Imamov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

  • An imam is an Islamic leadership position. It is most commonly in the context of a worship leader of a mosque and Muslim community by Sunni Muslims.
  • People with this last name may have ancestors who were imams.
  • During the Soviet rule, last names were Russified, which is why Imamov ends with 'ov'.
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Imamov Demographics

Imamov Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 129 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Imamov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Imamov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Imamov (Georgian: იმამოვი, Russian: Имамов) has its highest incidence in Uzbekistan. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imamov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,965th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 496,596 people. The last name Imamov occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Imamov live; 81 percent live in Central Asia and 81 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Uzbekistan, where it is borne by 11,232 people, or 1 in 2,754. Excluding Uzbekistan Imamov is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 3 percent are found.

Imamov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Imamov surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Imamov surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imamova9215,224/
Gimamov9223/
Immamov922/
Gimamova8613/
Immamova863/
Ismaimov861/
Imomov838,602/
Imamow8358/
Ymamov8329/
Emamov8313/
Imamav831/
Imomova778,548/
Imameev77149/
Imamaev7766/
Imamowa7739/
Ymamova7732/
Imamoff773/
Emamova772/
Emomov674,974/
Imamab673/
Emomova624,972/
Ymomova623/
Imomoff621/
Jimemev621/
Umamaf501/
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Imamov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imamov in the Georgian language
იმამოვიimamovi-
Imamov in the Russian language
Имамовimamov-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Imamov
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