Jimat Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
Jimat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 249 | 1:118,451 | 7,826 |
| Indonesia | 228 | 1:580,040 | 46,367 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jimat (1,229) may also be a first name.
Jimat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jimat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jimat (Hindi: जीमत, Marathi: जिमळ, Oriya: ଜୀମତ) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimat? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jimat is the 587,571st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Jimat live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 225,676th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,229 people.
Jimat is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 118,451. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 82 percent are found, Johor, where 6 percent are found and Sabah, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 43 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jimat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jimat in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୀମତ | jimata | - |
| Jimat in the Hindi language | ||
| जीमत | jimata | 71.43 |
| जीमता | jimata | 14.29 |
| जिमत | jimata | 7.14 |
| जिमटा | jimata | 7.14 |
| Jimat in the Marathi language | ||
| जिमळ | jimala | 50 |
| जीमत | jimata | 50 |
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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 Jimat
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