Lelimo Surname
Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname
Lelimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1,018 | 1:1,997 | 232 |
| South Africa | 707 | 1:76,630 | 9,517 |
| Kenya | 203 | 1:227,487 | 15,979 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lelimo (113) may also be a first name.
Lelimo Demographics
Lelimo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lelimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lelimo is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 212,696th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,764,228 people. The surname Lelimo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelimo are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 113 people.
It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 1,997. In Lesotho Lelimo is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 48 percent live, Berea District, where 18 percent live and Leribe District, where 15 percent live. Not including Lesotho it exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Lelimo last name is predominantly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lelimoo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Lolimo | 83 | 1,056 | / |
| Lalimo | 83 | 284 | / |
| Lilimo | 83 | 274 | / |
| Lelima | 83 | 50 | / |
| Lelemo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lelumo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lelemou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Lallimo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lileimo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Leelima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehelima | 71 | 73 | / |
| Lelemoth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lahalimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lolima | 67 | 1,768 | / |
| Leluma | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Lilemo | 67 | 618 | / |
| Lalima | 67 | 343 | / |
| Lilima | 67 | 153 | / |
| Lolumo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lelema | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lolemo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lalemo | 67 | 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 Lelimo
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