Imamu Surname

82,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Imamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0911:57,3094,309
Tanzania2,5801:20,5202,587
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India181:42,614,743461,117
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Imamu (6,633) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imamut91286/
Imamou91179/
Immamu91115/
Yimamu9132/
Imamuh919/
Oimamu918/
Himamu916/
Itmamu915/
Jimamu914/
Imaamu912/
Imaimu911/
Imammu911/
Eimamu911/
Imamau911/
Imahmud834/
Immamut832/
Yimammu831/
Himammu831/
Emamu803,056/
Imemu8035/
Imomu804/
Umamu802/
Imahmoud772/
Jmamou73170/
Emamou7395/
Imomgu734/
Emmamu733/
Emamus732/
Umahmu732/
Emaamu731/
Emammu731/
Imemui731/
Himamouch711/
Hemamou67263/
Umaimau675/
Himammouch674/
Jmammou673/
Aimuimu671/
Imoumou671/
Jmahmud671/
Hemamuu671/

Imamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imamu in the Hindi language
इमामूimamu51.42
इमामुimamu43.87
ईमामूimamu1.89
इममूimamu1.42
ईमामुimamu0.47
Imamu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻲamamy50
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻲamamy50
Imamu in the Marathi language
इमामुimamu42.86
इमामूimamu28.57
ईममुimamu14.29
ईमामुimamu14.29

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