Imamy Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Imamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran841:914,07843,588
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Imamy (19) may also be a first name.

Imamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imamy (Arabic: يمامى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻲ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Imamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Imamy is the 1,333,288th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Imamy occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Imamy are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

Imamy is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 914,078. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 37 percent reside, Fars Province, where 35 percent reside and Bushehr Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Iran Imamy occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 48 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Himamy912/
Imamay911/
Jimamyi831/
Jimamay831/
Imami8010,274/
Imama803,110/
Imame80318/
Umamy80168/
Emamy8073/
Imamı801/
Yimame733,061/
Himami73290/
Imamai73158/
Imamie73146/
Hemamy73124/
Jimami7370/
Ismami7349/
Imaima7335/
Imamaj7335/
Yimama7326/
Imamee7323/
Aimama7318/
Imaama7317/
Imammi7315/
Immama7315/
Imamma7313/
Ummamy738/
Jimama737/
Himama736/
Jimame734/
Gimame734/
Imaumi734/
Yimami734/
Gimami733/
Immami733/
Immame733/
Imames733/
Umamay733/
Aimame732/
Imamme732/
Imaime732/
Umamoy731/
Imamid731/
Imamis731/
Imaame731/
Eimama731/
Aymamy731/
Iemame731/
Emamey731/
Umamyi731/
Imaami731/
Imommy731/
Eimami731/
Jimemy731/
Imamiz731/
Humamoy67248/
Imamait6720/
Jimaima6715/
Haimami6710/
Imaimai679/
Imamieh676/
Humamay673/
Eijmama673/
Imhamed672/
Himaami672/
Yimmame671/
Jimmama671/
Imaimma671/
Imammed671/
Emeamyi671/
Imahami671/
Jimamez671/
Imamish671/

Imamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻲamamy57.14
ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻲamamy28.57
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam14.29
Imamy in the Arabic language
يمامىymamy-

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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 Imamy
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