Jimama Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Jimama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Jimama (220) may also be a first name.
Jimama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jimama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jimama is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimama? popularity and diffusion
Jimama is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Jimama are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 608,246th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 220 people.
The last name Jimama is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Jimama is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 75 percent reside and Benue, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Jimama is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Jimama
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