Nelimah Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nelimah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelimah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

Nelimah (10) may also be a first name.

Nelimah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelimah is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelimah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Nelimah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nelimah reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename internationally It is held by 10 people.

Nelimah is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 29 percent live, Amudat District, where 14 percent live and Buikwe District, where 14 percent live. Apart from Uganda Nelimah exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelima9226,739/
Neelima861,518/
Ngelima86728/
Nalimah869/
Neilima867/
Nelisma865/
Nelimma863/
Nealima862/
Naelima861/
Nelimaa861/
Nelgima861/
Nielima861/
Neelimma8013/
Neilimma801/
Nelemaha801/
Noelimai801/
Nilima773,739/
Nalima77931/
Nelema7736/
Nolima774/
Nelimo773/
Ngilima711,908/
Ngelema71197/
Nilimaa71158/
Nailima71158/
Nalimma7174/
Naalima7126/
Neelema7125/
Naluima7121/
Nalimai7116/
Nhalima7115/
Niliema7111/
Nilimma7111/
Neilimo716/
Nyolima715/
Nalimea714/
Gnelema713/
Nelemma713/
Noelema713/
Nilisma713/
Nnalima711/
Nilimay711/
Neilema711/
Neilyma711/
Nalaima711/
Nallima711/
Neuluma711/
Ngelimo711/
Nhlemah711/
Nelemaat6729/
Nahalima6717/
Nh'alima674/
Nealemay674/
Neilymma673/
Neeleema672/
Ngillima671/
Ngelemau671/
Nyleamah671/

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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 Nelimah
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