Imu Surname
Approximately 5,028 people bear this surname
Imu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3,785 | 1:42,102 | 2,436 |
| Indonesia | 700 | 1:188,927 | 18,083 |
| Nigeria | 203 | 1:872,624 | 38,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 186 | 1:43,837 | 5,367 |
| India | 125 | 1:6,136,523 | 142,720 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Imu (3,719) may also be a first name.
Imu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Imu (Hindi: इमू, Marathi: इमु) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imu? popularity and diffusion
Imu is the 94,717th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,449,393 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Imu reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 115,508th most common first name at a global level, borne by 3,719 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 3,785 people, or 1 in 42,102. Aside from Bangladesh Imu occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Imu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Imu in the Marathi language | ||
| इमु | imu | 62.75 |
| इमू | imu | 21.57 |
| ईमु | imu | 11.76 |
| ईमू | imu | 3.92 |
| Imu in the Hindi language | ||
| इमू | imu | 48.21 |
| ईमू | imu | 19.64 |
| ईमु | imu | 16.96 |
| इमु | imu | 14.29 |
| ीमु | imu | 0.89 |
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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 Imu
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