Tamimu Surname

137,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tamimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,2141:23,9122,946
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Tamimu (6,206) may also be a first name.

Tamimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamimu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamimu? popularity and diffusion

Tamimu is the 137,350th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,233,388 people. The surname Tamimu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tamimu reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tamimu is also the 83,846th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 6,206 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,214 people, or 1 in 23,912. In Tanzania Tamimu is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Tamimu Last Name Statistics demography

Tamimu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamimou92587/
Tamaimu921/
Taamimu921/
Tamgoimu863/
Tammimou861/
Tamimout861/
Temimu8338/
Tamumu8326/
Tamemu832/
Tamoggimu803/
Tamummu773/
Tomaimu771/
Tomaimut7113/
Temeimou711/
Tememu676/
Tahmumu6248/
Temumu501/

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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 Tamimu
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