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) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 198,621st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,462,017 people. Taimu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Taimu reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 230,757th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,182 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Taimu
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