Chilimo Surname
Approximately 753 people bear this surname
Chilimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 750 | 1:70,589 | 7,406 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chilimo (91) may also be a first name.
Chilimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilimo (Tibetan: ཅི་ལི་མོ།) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 451,199th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. The last name Chilimo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilimo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 91 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 70,589. In Tanzania Chilimo is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 40 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 30 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Chilimo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilimo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilimo in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅི་ལི་མོ། | chilimo | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chilimo
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