Jelimo Surname

36,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jelimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,3891:3,209494
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jelimo (5,807) may also be a first name.

Jelimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jelimo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelimo? popularity and diffusion

Jelimo is the 36,628th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 506,185 people. The last name Jelimo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jelimo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 87,522nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 5,807 people.

The last name Jelimo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14,389 people, or 1 in 3,209. In Kenya Jelimo is most frequent in: Nandi County, where 46 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Jelimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelimoh921/
Elimo911,469/
Djelimou862/
Selimo83439/
Helimo83139/
Jelima8396/
Elhimo834/
Ellimo834/
Yelimo833/
Celimo832/
Jelemo831/
Gelimo831/
Chelimo7733,901/
Iellimo77181/
Heilimo77159/
Jelimat7781/
Jelimah7732/
Jelimas7722/
Helaimo779/
Yellimo777/
Elimhoo775/
Djelima774/
Selimoy774/
Helimou771/
Eailimo771/
Selimoh771/
Jelemot771/
Gellimo771/
Djelemo771/
Geilimo771/
Gelismo771/
Sealimo771/
Hellimo771/
Elima734,289/
Elemo732,951/
Chelimot7113/
Hjellemo7111/
Chhelimo711/
Chellimo711/
Chelimoo711/
Sielimou711/
Selima679,782/
Elemuo67703/
Celima67692/
Ellima67521/
Selemo67394/
Jelema67226/
Zelemo67168/
Yelima67150/
Gilimo67114/
Helima67100/
Ellemo6761/
Gelemo6736/
Elemou6727/
Jeluma6722/
Gelima6722/
Silimo6720/
Elaima6720/
Helemo6714/
Jilima6713/
Zelima679/
Elioma674/
Yelemo674/
Seljmo673/
Celemo672/
Eleima671/
Eluima671/
Ielumo671/
Zilimo671/
Djehlemou671/
Elhima671/

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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
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  • 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 Jelimo
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