Lelima Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lelima (91) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leelima921/
Lehelima8673/
Lelimo831,936/
Lolima831,768/
Leluma831,262/
Lalima83343/
Lilima83153/
Lelema8311/
Lelime832/
Lehlimi77341/
Lilimau77238/
Letlema77141/
Laleima7721/
Lilimai7711/
Lilimat7711/
Lialima778/
Lgilima776/
Lailima776/
Lelimoo775/
Laliema773/
Lilimma772/
Laalima772/
Lolimaa771/
Leiluma771/
Lelemai771/
Lehluma771/
Lelhema771/
Lolimah771/
Hlalima771/
Leulimi771/
Lalaima771/
Lalimma771/
Leleumai7111/
Laloimai718/
Lalleima716/
Lallimaj713/
Lahalima713/
Lalaimay711/
Lallaima711/
Lallimma711/
Lolimo671,056/
Lilema67739/
Lolema67491/
Liluma67286/
Lalimo67284/
Lilimo67274/
Laluma67166/
Lalema6735/
Lelemo6715/
Lilime678/
Lelemi677/
Lilyma677/
Leleme676/
Lelumo672/
Lalyma672/
Lilimi671/

Lelima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelima in the Hindi language
लेलिमाlelima-
Lelima in the Oriya language
େଲଲିମାelalima-
Lelima in the Marathi language
लेलीमाlelima-

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