Kulima Surname

240,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kulima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Tanzania3871:136,80012,653
Zambia2451:64,6945,750
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Hungary961:102,2539,849
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kulima (140) may also be a first name.

Kulima Last Name Facts

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

Kulima (Hindi: कुलीमा, Marathi: कुलीमा, Russian: Кулима) is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kulima is the 240,523rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,382,168 people. Kulima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kulima live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 781,395th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 140 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Zambia, where 15 percent live.

Kulima Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kulima earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.13% less than the national average, earning R 28,212 per year and in United States they earn 82.28% more than the national average, earning $78,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kullima92136/
Kaulima9236/
Kulimah9224/
Khulima924/
Koulima923/
Kouleima8612/
Kullimaa868/
Koulaima863/
Kulimath863/
Kulismas861/
Kullimma861/
Kauslima861/
Kilima836,655/
Kulema83868/
Kuluma83185/
Kolima83126/
Culima8380/
Kulimi8355/
Kulimo8343/
Kulyma834/
Kulime831/
Khulaimah80168/
Koulimaya8010/
Koulaimah802/
Kaulaaima802/
Khuslimah801/
Kauluma77595/
Kuilema77129/
Culimay77109/
Koulema7771/
Kulyoma7744/
Koelima7728/
Kholima7721/
Quilima7718/
Kulemai7713/
Koulimi7712/
Kaulimo7712/
Kolimaa7711/
Kulluma7711/
Kolimau7710/
Kilimai778/
Khuluma777/
Kaulimi776/
Koleima774/
Kulaimi773/
Kollima773/
Kilimma772/
Kilimah772/
Kullema771/
Keulema771/
Kulimoh771/
Kuluime771/
Kuluema771/
Kulumma771/
Kullimi771/
Kiliema771/
Khulime771/
Kulimer770/
Kolimea770/
Kahuluma7148/
Kulymaha7115/
Koulemai7112/
Khulaimi7112/
Kullimoh7112/
Khoulimi714/
Koulaimi712/
Gkoulema711/
Koulimey711/
Kiliemai711/
Kaulumaa711/
Culaimat711/
Kullumma711/
Kolliema711/
Kulaimis711/
Kulimich711/
Koulyoma711/
Kilimo675,217/
Colima672,829/
Kolimi672,478/
Kilema671,547/
Kiluma671,323/
Kolimo67228/
Kolema67179/
Kulemo6793/
Kulemi6782/
Kulumo6746/
Kuleme6740/
Kolime6730/
Gkoulemas6715/
Khullaimi675/
Kullaymma674/
Qolima673/
Kolimy673/
Kolliemah673/
Culuma672/
Koulimich671/
Culema671/

Kulima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulima in the Marathi language
कुलीमाkulima-
Kulima in the Hindi language
कुलीमाkulima71.43
कुलिमाkulima14.29
कूलीमाkulima14.29
Kulima in the Russian language
Кулимаkulima-

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