Lelima Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Lelima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 32 | 1:63,517 | 8,935 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lelima (91) may also be a first name.
Lelima Demographics
Average Lelima Salary in
South Africa
R 21,972
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lelima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lelima (Hindi: लेलिमा, Marathi: लेलीमा, Oriya: େଲଲିମା) is found most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Lelima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lelima live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lelima is also the 998,282nd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 91 people.
The last name Lelima is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 63,517. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Berea District, where 66 percent reside, Leribe District, where 31 percent reside and Maseru District, where 3 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Lelima Last Name Statistics demography
Lelima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.75% less than the national average, earning R 21,972 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leelima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lehelima | 86 | 73 | / |
| Lelimo | 83 | 1,936 | / |
| Lolima | 83 | 1,768 | / |
| Leluma | 83 | 1,262 | / |
| Lalima | 83 | 343 | / |
| Lilima | 83 | 153 | / |
| Lelema | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lelime | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lehlimi | 77 | 341 | / |
| Lilimau | 77 | 238 | / |
| Letlema | 77 | 141 | / |
| Laleima | 77 | 21 | / |
| Lilimai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lilimat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lialima | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lgilima | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lailima | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lelimoo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Laliema | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lilimma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Laalima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lolimaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leiluma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelemai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehluma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelhema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lolimah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlalima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leulimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lalaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lalimma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leleumai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Laloimai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lalleima | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lallimaj | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lahalima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lalaimay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lallaima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lallimma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lolimo | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Lilema | 67 | 739 | / |
| Lolema | 67 | 491 | / |
| Liluma | 67 | 286 | / |
| Lalimo | 67 | 284 | / |
| Lilimo | 67 | 274 | / |
| Laluma | 67 | 166 | / |
| Lalema | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lelemo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lilime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lelemi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lilyma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leleme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lelumo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lalyma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lilimi | 67 | 1 | / |
Lelima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lelima in the Hindi language | ||
| लेलिमा | lelima | - |
| Lelima in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଲିମା | elalima | - |
| Lelima in the Marathi language | ||
| लेलीमा | lelima | - |
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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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- 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 Lelima
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