Elimlim Surname

131,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Elimlim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elimlim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,4351:13,4441,656

Elimlim (839) may also be a first name.

Elimlim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elimlim is most common in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elimlim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,589th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,121,556 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elimlim are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 281,864th most commonly held given name globally, held by 839 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,435 people, or 1 in 13,444. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 79 percent are found, Samburu County, where 6 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 5 percent are found.

Elimlim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Elimlim last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elimilim934/
Alimlim861,415/
Halimlim801/
Alimalima7515/
Alimulimu751/
Olimalima751/
Elmalem711,059/
Elemalm7111/
El Mlmh719/
Elemlam716/
Elmalam715/
Elmalom712/
El Maaliem711/
Elamlam711/
Elmholm711/
Elmaloum6787/
Elmoalem6712/
Elmallem6710/
El Malam679/
El Malem678/
Elmaalem678/
Elmaalmy674/
Elmelhem673/
El Malum671/
Elhmalam671/
Elumelum671/
Elomelom671/
Ealmolam671/
Hilimlina631/

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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 Elimlim
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