Lelimo Surname

212,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,0181:1,997232
South Africa7071:76,6309,517
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lelimo (113) may also be a first name.

Lelimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelimo is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelimo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,696th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,764,228 people. The last name Lelimo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelimo live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lelimo is also the 881,625th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 113 people.

This last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 1,018 people, or 1 in 1,997. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 48 percent live, Berea District, where 18 percent live and Leribe District, where 15 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Lelimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lelimo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lelimo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.6% less than the national average, earning R 129,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelimoo925/
Lolimo831,056/
Lalimo83284/
Lilimo83274/
Lelima8350/
Lelemo8315/
Lelumo832/
Lelemou7712/
Lallimo778/
Lileimo775/
Leelima771/
Lehelima7173/
Lelemoth711/
Lahalimo711/
Lolima671,768/
Leluma671,262/
Lilemo67618/
Lalima67343/
Lilima67153/
Lolumo6726/
Lelema6711/
Lolemo675/
Lalemo671/

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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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  • 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 Lelimo
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