Chilumo Surname

226,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chilumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7911:25,7842,886
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chilumo (319) may also be a first name.

Chilumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilumo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 226,403rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,064,443 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilumo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chilumo is also the 491,536th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 319 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,791 people, or 1 in 25,784. In Kenya Chilumo is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 83 percent live, Mombasa County, where 15 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Chilumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chilumo surname is principally Christian (93%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiloumou881/
Chilomo863,526/
Chilimo86753/
Chiluma86279/
Chelumo861/
Tshilumo802/
Chilomoh801/
Chiluuma801/
Kilumo77504/
Silumo7733/
Hiluma773/
Gilumo772/
Hilomo771/
Tchilouma7522/
Chelimo7133,901/
Chilima715,768/
Shilomo7112/
Shiluma716/
Soilumo716/
Chuluma715/
Chiloma713/
Tchiloumma712/
Tchailouma711/
Chelomo711/
Tshilomo678/
Hailouma678/
Chelusma674/
Kiloumou673/
Chelouma671/
Chillima671/
Chilomma671/
Chelimoo671/
Chellimo671/
Chhelimo671/
Tshiluma671/

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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 Chilumo
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