Milimu Surname

234,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Milimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Milimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6721:27,6203,073
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Milimu (327) may also be a first name.

Milimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Milimu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Milimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Milimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 234,672nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,246,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Milimu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Milimu is also the 484,932nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 327 people.

The last name Milimu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,672 people, or 1 in 27,620. In Kenya Milimu is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 71 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Milimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Milimu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milimou9210/
Mailimu928/
Moilimou8616/
Mulimu83157/
Milemu834/
Milumu833/
Mulimuh77824/
Mailemu7781/
Mulaimu7752/
Muliumu7711/
Mailumu778/
Melimau774/
Muilumu771/
Mailemou7122/
Muelimuh711/
Melemu6752/
Melumu6739/
Melemud621/
Melemou621/
Meleumou571/

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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 Milimu
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