Imelda Surname

88,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Imelda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imelda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,9451:26,7443,173
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
India221:34,866,608408,224
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Imelda (458,448) may also be a first name.

Imelda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Imelda (Arabic: إميلدا, Hindi: इमेल्डा, Marathi: इमे, Oriya: ଇେମଲଦା) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imelda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 88,941st most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,350,046 people. Imelda is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Imelda are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Imelda is also the 2,216th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 458,448 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,945 people, or 1 in 26,744. In Indonesia Imelda is most numerous in: West Java, where 22 percent live, Jakarta, where 13 percent live and East Java, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Imelda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Imelda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Imelda last name increased 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Imelda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Imelda last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Imelda surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Imelda earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.31% less than the national average, earning $34,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.99% less than the national average, earning $37,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ismelda9240/
Imellda9238/
Himelda9216/
Immelda926/
Imeldah925/
Eimelda925/
Imeldas922/
Imielda921/
Aimelda921/
Imeldaz921/
Emelda831,530/
Imilda8343/
Umelda8335/
Imeldo831/
Ymelda831/
Imelde831/
D'Aimelda801/
Emeldah7743/
Emmelda7723/
Emeldas775/
Humelda774/
Immilda773/
Esmelda773/
Ismeldo772/
Ysmelda771/
Eemelda771/
Gimilda771/
Gemelda771/
Hemelda771/
Emlda732/
Hemeldas714/
Himildas713/
Emmelday711/
Emmeldah711/
Emilda671,060/
Umilda67196/
Emeldi6717/
Emeldo672/
Imilde671/
Hemlda671/
Emylda671/

Imelda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imelda in the Oriya language
ଇେମଲଦାiemalada-
Imelda in the Marathi language
इमेime80
ईमेime20
Imelda in the Hindi language
इमेल्डाimelda70
इमेल्दाimelda20
ईमेल्डाimelda10
Imelda in the Arabic language
إميلداamylda-
ايملداaymlda-
ايميلداaymylda-
اميلداamylda-

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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 Imelda
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