Chelimo Surname
Approximately 33,901 people bear this surname
Chelimo Surname User-submission:
This surname has a meaning 'someone born when animals were being released for grazing in the mid morning' or 'animals are coming back from grazing fields in the sunset'.
Chelimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 24,451 | 1:1,889 | 290 |
| Uganda | 9,422 | 1:4,143 | 741 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Chelimo (4,645) may also be a first name.
Chelimo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname has a meaning 'someone born when animals were being released for grazing in the mid morning' or 'animals are coming back from grazing fields in the sunset'.
- davidkilimoThis surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cattle was going out for morning graze.
- knaibeiChelimo Demographics
Average Chelimo Salary in
United States
$12,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chelimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chelimo (Tibetan: ཅི་ལི་མོ།) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chelimo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chelimo is the 16,383rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,966 people. The surname Chelimo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelimo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chelimo is also the 100,593rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,645 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 24,451 people, or 1 in 1,889. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 22 percent live, Baringo County, where 18 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Chelimo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chelimo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelimo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelimo in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅི་ལི་མོ། | chilimo | - |
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Footnotes
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