Kilimu Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Kilimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 175 | 1:302,524 | 23,291 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kilimu (219) may also be a first name.
Kilimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kilimu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 968,490th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kilimu reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kilimu is also the 609,814th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 219 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 302,524. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 93 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 5 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilimou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kilumu | 83 | 674 | / |
| Kilemu | 83 | 169 | / |
| Kulimu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Kelimu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kilimujje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilimu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kailemu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kylimou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kelemu | 67 | 11,702 | / |
| Kulumu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kulemu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chilemu | 62 | 664 | / |
| Kullumu | 62 | 12 | / |
| Chelimu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Quilemu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Kelemau | 62 | 9 | / |
| Keelumu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Kelemou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kilemoo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kelimoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kelemgu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chelimmu | 57 | 195 | / |
| Kelemuua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Qelemu | 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 Kilimu
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