Taimu Surname
Approximately 2,105 people bear this surname
Taimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Zimbabwe | 502 | 1:30,753 | 4,735 |
| Tanzania | 289 | 1:183,189 | 15,886 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Taimu (1,182) may also be a first name.
Taimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taimu (Hindi: टैमू, Marathi: तैमु, Oriya: େତୖମୁ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 198,621st most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,462,017 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Taimu live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 230,757th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,182 people.
The surname Taimu is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taimu in the Oriya language | ||
| େତୖମୁ | etamu | - |
| Taimu in the Marathi language | ||
| तैमु | taimu | - |
| Taimu in the Hindi language | ||
| टैमू | taimu | 57.14 |
| तैमू | taimu | 14.29 |
| तैमु | taimu | 14.29 |
| टैमु | taimu | 14.29 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Taimu
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