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
Average Lelimo Salary in
South Africa
R 129,276
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| 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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