Lilema Surname
Approximately 739 people bear this surname
Lilema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 659 | 1:24,051 | 2,571 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Lilema (69) may also be a first name.
Lilema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lilema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lilema (Marathi: िलिलमा) is found most in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lilema.
How Common Is The Last Name Lilema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 457,658th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lilema live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lilema is also the 1,171,416th most common first name globally. It is borne by 69 people.
The surname Lilema is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 24,051. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 37 percent live, North-Western Province, where 34 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liliema | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lilaema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lilemma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lluilema | 86 | 604 | / |
| Lilemo | 83 | 618 | / |
| Lilama | 83 | 433 | / |
| Lilima | 83 | 153 | / |
| Lulema | 83 | 73 | / |
| Lileme | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lelema | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lilyma | 83 | 7 | / |
| Liloma | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lilimau | 77 | 238 | / |
| Letlema | 77 | 141 | / |
| Lilamma | 77 | 91 | / |
| Liliama | 77 | 53 | / |
| Lilimai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lilimat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lilamai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Liulama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Leilama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lileimo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lailoma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leiloma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lilimma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lelhema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lielemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelemai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luleema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lilamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lailama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loilamai | 71 | 30 | / |
| Liliamau | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lailamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Liliomea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lilaamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leilamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loilemoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lluelema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lilimo | 67 | 274 | / |
| Lulama | 67 | 131 | / |
| Lelima | 67 | 50 | / |
| Leloma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lelama | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lulima | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lelemo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lilomo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lulemo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lilime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lelemi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leleme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lilamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lilimi | 67 | 1 | / |
Lilema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lilema in the Marathi language | ||
| िलिलमा | ililama | - |
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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 Lilema
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