Salimatu Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Salimatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salimatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Salimatu (6,293) may also be a first name.

Salimatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salimatu (Russian: Салимату) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salimatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 650,013th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname Salimatu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salimatu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 83,112th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 6,293 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Barring Ghana Salimatu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Guinea-Bissau, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salimatou94110/
Shalimatu941/
Salimattu941/
Salimotu88136/
Salimetu88102/
Salematu886/
Selimatu886/
Salematou824/
Zalimatou822/
Salimettu821/
Selimotu7541/
Salemotu752/
Salumotu751/
Cholimatus678/
Callimoutou6321/
Souleymatou634/
Selemotu631/

Salimatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salimatu in the Russian language
Салиматуsalimatu-

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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 Salimatu
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