Kilimo Surname

91,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilimo Surname User-submission:

This surname has a meaning 'someone born when animals were being released for grazing in the mid morning' or 'animals are coming back from grazing fields in the sunset'.

Kilimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8331:16,3011,949
Tanzania1,9791:26,7523,236
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kilimo (482) may also be a first name.

Kilimo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has a meaning 'someone born when animals were being released for grazing in the mid morning' or 'animals are coming back from grazing fields in the sunset'.

- davidkilimo

Kilimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilimo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilimo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,730th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,396,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilimo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kilimo is also the 387,276th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 482 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,833 people, or 1 in 16,301. In Kenya Kilimo is most prevalent in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 49 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kilimo occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Kilimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilimoh929/
Kilimos928/
Kiliomo924/
Kilimou922/
Kailimo922/
Kilimgo921/
Kiolimo921/
Kaislimo865/
Kilima836,655/
Kilumo83504/
Kilemo83409/
Kulimo8343/
Kelimo831/
Chilimo77753/
Qilimoa776/
Kylimos774/
Kylimou774/
Kilimma772/
Kailima772/
Kilimah772/
Kilimga771/
Kiliema771/
Kilemoo771/
Koilima771/
Kulimoh771/
Kailaheimo7517/
Kullimoh7112/
Kailimah711/
Kulima671,663/
Kilema671,547/
Kelemo671,541/
Kiluma671,323/
Kulemo6793/
Kelima6770/
Kulumo6746/
Cilima677/
Kylemo673/
Celimo672/
Cilemo671/
Kelumo671/

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