Kilimo Surname
Approximately 5,217 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,833 | 1:16,301 | 1,949 |
| Tanzania | 1,979 | 1:26,752 | 3,236 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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'.
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Kilimo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilimoh | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kilimos | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kiliomo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kilimou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kailimo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kilimgo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiolimo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaislimo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kilima | 83 | 6,655 | / |
| Kilumo | 83 | 504 | / |
| Kilemo | 83 | 409 | / |
| Kulimo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Kelimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chilimo | 77 | 753 | / |
| Qilimoa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kylimos | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kylimou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kilimma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kailima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kilimah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kilimga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiliema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilemoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koilima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kulimoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kailaheimo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kullimoh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kailimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kulima | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Kilema | 67 | 1,547 | / |
| Kelemo | 67 | 1,541 | / |
| Kiluma | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Kulemo | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kelima | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kulumo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Cilima | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kylemo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Celimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cilemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelumo | 67 | 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Kilimo
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