Elimby Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Elimby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elimby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Elimby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elimby is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elimby.

How Common Is The Last Name Elimby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Elimby reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 99 percent live and South Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Elimby exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellimby924/
Elmby9132/
Ellimbey861/
Elimbi831,301/
Ellmby83122/
Elimbe8391/
Elimba8349/
Alimby8336/
Jelmby838/
Elemby838/
Helmby837/
Alimbay771,218/
Ellemby779/
Ilimbay777/
Olimbay775/
Elembey774/
Yelimba772/
Alimboy771/
Eliombi771/
Elimb'a771/
Jelimba771/
Elimbee771/
Almby7326/
Elmbe731/
Elmba731/
Elliombe717/
Helembay713/
Elembe673,230/
Elemba672,497/
Ilimba67470/
Elembi67447/
Elumbe67183/
Elumbi67148/
Olimbi67126/
Alimbe67100/
Holmby6758/
Alimbi6747/
Ilimbi6746/
Olimbe6711/
Alemby679/
Jälmby675/
Ilimbe674/
Ellmbe674/
Elmber672/
Allmby671/
Elymbi671/
Elimui671/
Alimbé671/
Helmbe670/
Olumby670/
Olmbey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elimby
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