Zalimah Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Zalimah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalimah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Zalimah (285) may also be a first name.

Zalimah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalimah occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalimah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Zalimah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zalimah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 524,196th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 285 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 6,011,327. In Indonesia it is most common in: Bangka Belitung Islands, where 64 percent reside, Jambi, where 27 percent reside and Lampung, where 9 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Zalimah exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalima92158/
Dzalima864/
Zaloima861/
Cahlimah801/
Calima771,008/
Zalema77186/
Zaluma7779/
Zelima779/
Zolima772/
Zalimo771/
Caliemaha751/
Chalima71267/
Caliema7126/
Zailema7115/
Calimay714/
Zalemea714/
Caalima713/
Tsalima713/
Zaleema713/
Zalemha711/
Calimea711/
Zallema711/
Zoulima711/
Calimma711/
Tchalima6735/
Calimhay6718/
Chhalima6717/
Callaima671/
Tsalimas671/
Chaulima671/

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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 Zalimah
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