Maimu Surname
Approximately 4,771 people bear this surname
Maimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,683 | 1:14,375 | 1,876 |
| India | 979 | 1:783,519 | 35,331 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Maimu (2,221) may also be a first name.
Maimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maimu (Hindi: मैमु, Marathi: मैमू) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 99,246th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,527,467 people. The last name Maimu is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Maimu live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 158,632nd most common forename at a global level, borne by 2,221 people.
The surname Maimu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,683 people, or 1 in 14,375. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 41 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maimu in the Hindi language | ||
| मैमु | maimu | 56.14 |
| मैमू | maimu | 35.09 |
| मैंउा | maimua | 1.75 |
| मईमू | ma'imu | 1.75 |
| Maimu in the Marathi language | ||
| मैमू | maimu | 50 |
| मैमु | maimu | 25 |
| माईमू | ma'imu | 25 |
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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 Maimu
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