Imitan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Imitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger241:799,66718,510
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Imitan (27) may also be a first name.

Imitan Last Name Facts

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

Imitan is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imitan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Imitan live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 27 people.

This surname is most common in Niger, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imitane9213/
Immitan921/
Imithan921/
Immitane861/
Himmitan861/
Himittan861/
Imitahan861/
Imutan83147/
Emitan8311/
Umitan831/
Aimiton7774/
Hemitan778/
Jimiton774/
Emuitan773/
Emietan771/
Aimetan771/
Aaimiton713/
Aimaytan711/
Imestane711/
Jimitone711/
Ihmuitam711/
Immethan710/
Emutan67393/
Imeton6726/
Emetan676/
Umutan675/
Umetan673/
Hismiston670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Imitan
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