Yalimi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yalimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yalimi (25) may also be a first name.

Yalimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yalimi is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalimi? popularity and diffusion

Yalimi is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Yalimi are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yalimi is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Yalimi is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 75 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalismi9237/
Yalimui925/
Yallimi924/
Hyalimi921/
Yalimiz921/
Jalimi83199/
Yalima83114/
Yalumi8319/
Yalime8313/
Yalemi832/
Yalümiş7769/
Yaalima777/
Jaalimi775/
Jalimmi771/
Gealimi771/
Yaljmid771/
Yalimma771/
Yallumi771/
Ihalimai713/
Yalaimma712/
Ya'alima711/
Yahalemi711/
Yallemmi711/
Yalema67211/
Jalima67189/
Yalume67110/
Yaleme6740/
Yolemi6712/
Jalumi679/
Yolima677/
Ialima675/
Jalemi675/
Jolimi673/
Jalime671/

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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 Yalimi
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