Timamu Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Timamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4711:112,40310,822
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Timamu (42) may also be a first name.

Timamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timamu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timamu? popularity and diffusion

Timamu is the 574,640th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Timamu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Timamu is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name Timamu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 112,403. In Tanzania Timamu is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 43 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 25 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Tanzania Timamu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Timamu Last Name Statistics demography

Timamu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.76% less than the national average, earning R 86,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timameu923/
Timamau923/
Timamou921/
Taimamu921/
Thaimamu8612/
Timmameu8611/
Tumamu8313/
Temamu834/
Temamou771/
Teamamu771/
Tumameu771/
Timemou771/
Temameu771/
Themamu771/
Timahmuidh751/
Teumameu7125/
Temmameu715/
Tajmamou711/
Tememu676/
Teummameu671/
Tajmahamud634/
Temeimou571/
Tyomomgu571/

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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 Timamu
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