Kelimu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Kelimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kelimu (11) may also be a first name.
Kelimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelimu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kelimu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelimu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kelimu reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelimu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 69 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelemu | 83 | 11,702 | / |
| Kalimu | 83 | 951 | / |
| Kilimu | 83 | 268 | / |
| Kolimu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Khalimu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kolimau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chelimu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kelemau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keelumu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kylimou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kilimou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kallimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalimau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelemgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelimoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalimuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelemou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chelimmu | 71 | 195 | / |
| Kelemuua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalumu | 67 | 2,392 | / |
| Kilumu | 67 | 674 | / |
| Kilemu | 67 | 169 | / |
| Kalemu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kolemu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kalimmauh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolumu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kilimujje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalaimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qelemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelemu | 62 | 331 | / |
| Kahlemu | 62 | 58 | / |
| Kallemu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Chilimu | 62 | 13 | / |
| Kolemou | 62 | 11 | / |
| Kailemu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Kaleemu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Calimou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kholemu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kalymou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kollemu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khaleemu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Calumu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Qalemu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kelimu
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