Malimi Surname

26,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania20,2161:2,619355
Niger851:225,7887,375
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
India321:23,970,793327,222
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Malimi (5,392) may also be a first name.

Malimi Last Name Facts

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

Malimi (Hindi: मालिमी, Marathi: मालीमी, Oriya: ମାଲିମି) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malimi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,220th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 355,195 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malimi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 91,694th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 5,392 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 20,216 people, or 1 in 2,619. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 37 percent are found, Geita Region, where 22 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malimai92486/
Malimit92434/
Malaimi9283/
Malimid9268/
Mallimi9254/
Maluimi9222/
Malimoi9210/
Malimis924/
Malimmi924/
Mealimi923/
Malismi922/
Maliumi922/
Maliemi921/
Maalimi921/
Malimgi921/
Malimie921/
Malimio921/
Malimiš921/
Malaimoi8650/
Maslimis864/
Mallimai864/
Maullimi863/
Maaliemi861/
Mailimai861/
Malima8335,169/
Malemi831,563/
Malumi83970/
Molimi83827/
Melimi83354/
Malime83334/
Malimy831/
Malémi831/
Maalemi77273/
Mallemi7791/
Mallima7769/
Mallumi7752/
Malemit7752/
Malemis7743/
Mailime7739/
Malimet7725/
Melaimi7724/
Mhalima7714/
Mollimi7712/
Molimis779/
Malimaa777/
Molimoi774/
Malaima774/
Maleima773/
Maalime772/
Moulimi772/
Maleumi772/
M'Alime772/
Mailimy772/
Mailima772/
Mahlimy771/
Maylime771/
Mallime771/
Maleemi771/
Mealima771/
Mealime771/
Muilimi771/
Malummi771/
Maluemi771/
Malimed771/
Malieme771/
Mmalime771/
Motlimi771/
Mhalemi771/
Maalumi771/
Maïlime771/
Maloima771/
Malimge771/
Malimey771/
Malimea771/
Mallimy771/
Maliema771/
Maulime771/
Maallemi71142/
M'Ailime7120/
Mouslimi7111/
Moulimio7110/
Mailimay716/
M'Aylime715/
Mallimma713/
Maailime712/
Maalimey711/
Maaylime711/
Mallaima711/
Mealhime710/
Malema6719,681/
Maleme671,893/
Molemi671,604/
Molima671,350/
Malume67781/
Molime67140/
Molumi6735/
Melemi6710/
Melime673/
Moulimois672/
Moulaimis671/

Malimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malimi in the Hindi language
मालिमीmalimi-
Malimi in the Oriya language
ମାଲିମିmalimi-
Malimi in the Marathi language
मालीमीmalimi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malimi
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