Lolima Surname

229,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lolima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lolima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1941:38,6774,120
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Uganda2031:192,31215,644
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lolima (358) may also be a first name.

Lolima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lolima is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lolima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 229,220th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,121,915 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lolima live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 460,276th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 358 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,194 people, or 1 in 38,677. In Kenya it is most common in: West Pokot County, where 78 percent reside, Turkana County, where 17 percent reside and Baringo County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Lolima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lolima surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lolisma923/
Lolimah921/
Lolimaa921/
Loulima921/
Lolimat921/
Lolimo831,056/
Lolema83491/
Lalima83343/
Lelima8350/
Lulima8317/
Lolemah7722/
Laleima7721/
Lialima778/
Lalisma777/
Laliema773/
Laslima772/
Laalima772/
Leelima771/
Lalitma771/
Lalimma771/
Lalaima771/
Lulimma771/
Luhlima771/
Hlalima771/
Lluilema71604/
Laloimai718/
Lalleima716/
Lallimaj713/
Lahalima713/
Lalaimay711/
Lallaima711/
Lallimma711/
Lalitmma711/
Lalhlima711/
Lelimo671,936/
Leluma671,262/
Lulimo67609/
Lalime67536/
Lalimo67284/
Lolemi67212/
Laluma67166/
Lulema6773/
Lulimi6764/
Lalimi6746/
Lalema6735/
Lolumo6726/
Lelema6711/
Lolemo675/
Lalithmma673/
Lalimy673/
Lalyma672/
Loulemeas671/
Leulimgai671/

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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 Lolima
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