Family name Halimat (Halimat 
, Халимат 
, Галімат ) , in all the world, is a common surname. The family name Halimat is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Niger. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Niger. Likewise, Halimat is the forename as well as the last name.