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) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Imamy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imamy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Imamy reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name globally It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 914,078. In Iran Imamy is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 37 percent live, Fars Province, where 35 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 48 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

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

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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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