Maalimu Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maalimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maalimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Maalimu (15) may also be a first name.

Maalimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maalimu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maalimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Maalimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Maalimu are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Maalimu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 81 percent live, Geita Region, where 4 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Tanzania Maalimu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malimu921,270/
Malimus86126/
Malimau8638/
Maalumu8610/
Mailimu868/
Malimou867/
Malaimu862/
Malhimu861/
Maslimu861/
Mhalimu861/
Maleimau8050/
Malaimau8049/
Maliemou8012/
Malaimou801/
Malemu77509/
Malumu77143/
Malymu774/
Molimu771/
Malemou71111/
Mailemu7181/
Mallemu7143/
Mahlemu7110/
Mailumu718/
Malemud715/
Melimau714/
Mallumu713/
Maleemu713/
Mollimu711/
Moslimu711/
Maleamu711/
Maulemu711/
Mailemou6722/
Moilimou6716/
Mallesmu673/
Maleumou671/
Moleimus670/
Mouslimou6329/
Mallemuth639/
Melemu6252/
Melumu6239/
Molumu6235/
Molemu624/
Molemou578/
Melemou571/
Moolemu571/
Molymeux532/
Meleumou531/
Moslemud531/

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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 Maalimu
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