Malimu Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
Tanzania4251:124,56911,765
Kenya1751:263,88517,546
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
India91:85,229,487684,495
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malimu (91) may also be a first name.

Malimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malimu (Hindi: मलिमु) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malimu is the 299,542nd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. The surname Malimu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malimu are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malimu is also the 998,282nd most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Malimu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 163,813. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Malimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Malimu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malimus92126/
Maalimu92114/
Malimau9238/
Mailimu928/
Malimou927/
Malaimu922/
Malhimu921/
Mhalimu921/
Maslimu921/
Maleimau8650/
Malaimau8649/
Maliemou8612/
Malaimou861/
Malemu83509/
Malumu83143/
Malymu834/
Molimu831/
Malemou77111/
Mailemu7781/
Mallemu7743/
Maalumu7710/
Mahlemu7710/
Mailumu778/
Malemud775/
Melimau774/
Mallumu773/
Maleemu773/
Maleamu771/
Mollimu771/
Moslimu771/
Maulemu771/
Mailemou7122/
Moilimou7116/
Mallesmu713/
Maleumou711/
Moleimus710/
Melemu6752/
Melumu6739/
Molumu6735/
Mouslimou6729/
Mallemuth679/
Molemu674/
Molemou628/
Melemou621/
Moolemu621/
Molymeux572/
Meleumou571/
Moslemud571/

Malimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malimu in the Hindi language
मलिमुmalimu-

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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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  • 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 Malimu
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