Malimo Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5901:89,7329,040
Kenya2311:199,91314,593
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Malimo (146) may also be a first name.

Malimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malimo is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malimo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 360,343rd most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,251,289 people. The surname Malimo is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Malimo live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malimo is also the 763,528th most frequent given name in the world, held by 146 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 89,732. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 40 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Malimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallimo92126/
Malimot9250/
Malaimo9227/
Maliemo9215/
Malimoi9210/
Malimou927/
Maliomo921/
Malimod921/
Maluimo921/
Malimoh921/
Malimos921/
Matlimo921/
Malaimoi8650/
Maliemou8612/
Malimood862/
Mmaliemo861/
Maliomuo861/
Malaimou861/
Malima8335,169/
Malumo835,975/
Malemo834,477/
Molimo83667/
Malimat77691/
Mahlima77541/
Mailumo77272/
Malemou77111/
Malimas7793/
Mallima7769/
Malimah7745/
Malimau7738/
Molimoy7726/
Mailemo7723/
Mhalima7714/
Maslima7713/
Molimos7712/
Moilimo778/
Malimaa777/
Malaima774/
Molimoi774/
Mgalima774/
Malimga773/
Mallemo773/
Maleima773/
Mailima772/
Maleemo772/
Malimad772/
Mealima771/
Malajmo771/
Meliemo771/
Moliomo771/
Maloima771/
Malioma771/
Maliema771/
Maleumo771/
Malemot771/
Maalemo771/
Malaimat71513/
Malimath71480/
Maleimau7150/
Malaimau7149/
Mailemou7122/
Maleemoh7118/
Moilimou7116/
Maulimah7114/
Mahalima715/
Mallimma713/
Maslimat711/
Mallaima711/
M'Galima711/
Mailetmo711/
Maleumou711/
Mouslimo711/
Malema6719,681/
Maluma674,156/
Molima671,350/
Melima67185/
Mallimath6795/
Melemo6777/
Maalismaa6745/
Mouslimou6729/
Moulimois672/
Machhlima671/
Melumo671/

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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 Malimo
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