Imamu Surname
Approximately 5,878 people bear this surname
Imamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,091 | 1:57,309 | 4,309 |
| Tanzania | 2,580 | 1:20,520 | 2,587 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Imamu (6,633) may also be a first name.
Imamu Demographics
Imamu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Imamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Imamu (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻲ, Hindi: इमामू, Marathi: इमामु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Imamu is the 82,447th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,239,800 people. The surname Imamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Imamu live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 80,349th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 6,633 people.
Imamu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,091 people, or 1 in 57,309. In Nigeria Imamu is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 18 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Jigawa, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Imamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imamut | 91 | 286 | / |
| Imamou | 91 | 179 | / |
| Immamu | 91 | 115 | / |
| Yimamu | 91 | 32 | / |
| Imamuh | 91 | 9 | / |
| Oimamu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Himamu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Itmamu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Jimamu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Imaamu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Imaimu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Imammu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eimamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Imamau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Imahmud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Immamut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yimammu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Himammu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emamu | 80 | 3,056 | / |
| Imemu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Imomu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Umamu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Imahmoud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jmamou | 73 | 170 | / |
| Emamou | 73 | 95 | / |
| Imomgu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emmamu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emamus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Umahmu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emaamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emammu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imemui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Himamouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemamou | 67 | 263 | / |
| Umaimau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Himammouch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jmammou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aimuimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jmahmud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemamuu | 67 | 1 | / |
Imamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Imamu in the Hindi language | ||
| इमामू | imamu | 51.42 |
| इमामु | imamu | 43.87 |
| ईमामू | imamu | 1.89 |
| इममू | imamu | 1.42 |
| ईमामु | imamu | 0.47 |
| Imamu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻲ | amamy | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻲ | amamy | 50 |
| Imamu in the Marathi language | ||
| इमामु | imamu | 42.86 |
| इमामू | imamu | 28.57 |
| ईममु | imamu | 14.29 |
| ईमामु | imamu | 14.29 |
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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
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- 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 Imamu
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