Chelimo Surname

16,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya24,4511:1,889290
Uganda9,4221:4,143741
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

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'.

- davidkilimo

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cattle was going out for morning graze.

- knaibei

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelimot9313/
Chhelimo931/
Chellimo931/
Chelimoo931/
Helimo92139/
Celimo922/
Chilimo86753/
Shelimo86226/
Heilimo86159/
Chelima8611/
Helaimo869/
Chalimo864/
Chelymo862/
Helimou861/
Chelumo861/
Chelemo861/
Hellimo861/
Chalimou8030/
Chelimat8013/
Shelimoh805/
Chelisma803/
Tchelemo802/
Shellimo801/
Jelimo7714,397/
Celima77692/
Selimo77439/
Helima77100/
Helemo7714/
Celemo772/
Kelimo771/
Gelimo771/
Shellimoh758/
Chellimma754/
Chilima715,768/
Chilumo711,793/
Cholima711,144/
Chalima71267/
Chilemo71258/
Selimos71228/
Helemou71220/
Shelemo7184/
Selimou7160/
Selimot7146/
Helisma7138/
Hellemo7135/
Helimat7132/
Celisma7115/
Chelema7114/
Helimah719/
Hileimo719/
Helimaa717/
Selimoy714/
Celimat714/
Shelima714/
Helaima714/
Hailimo713/
Chalumo713/
Halimoh713/
Hellima712/
Heilima711/
Khelima711/
Sealimo711/
Selimoh711/
Celimas711/
Gellimo711/
Healymo711/
Cholumo711/
Chalimah674,360/
Cholimah67551/
Hellemot6727/
Tchilima6723/
Chhalima6717/
Chilemod6714/
Schilima6711/
Hjellemo6711/
Chelemma676/
Helismaa676/
Tchilemo672/
Chelemas671/
Xhellima671/
Shellima671/
Chillima671/
Selimoit671/
Sielimou671/
Tchelema671/
Chollima671/
Cieliema671/
Chalemou671/
Celaaima671/
Celimeau671/
Chilemos671/

Chelimo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chelimo in the Tibetan language
ཅི་ལི་མོ།chilimo-

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