Laimi Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Laimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 191 | 1:927,449 | 39,947 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Laïmi (1) are calculated separately.
Laimi (5,588) may also be a first name.
Laimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laimi (Hindi: लइमी, Marathi: लैमी, Oriya: ଲାଇମି) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Laïmi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laimi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 876,631st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Laimi reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 89,630th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 5,588 people.
The surname Laimi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 927,449. In Nigeria Laimi is most frequent in: Kogi, where 52 percent live, Oyo, where 10 percent live and Ogun, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria Laimi exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laimi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laimi in the Marathi language | ||
| लैमी | laimi | - |
| Laimi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଇମି | la'imi | 75 |
| ଲଇମି | la'imi | 25 |
| Laimi in the Hindi language | ||
| लइमी | la'imi | 70.59 |
| लाइमी | la'imi | 11.76 |
| लईमी | la'imi | 5.88 |
| लईमि | la'imi | 5.88 |
| लैमि | laimi | 5.88 |
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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
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- 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 Laimi
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