Ngulimi Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngulimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngulimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6621:79,9728,217
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Ngulimi (23) may also be a first name.

Ngulimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngulimi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngulimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngulimi is the 497,277th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngulimi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngulimi is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 79,972. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 73 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngulimoi931/
Gulimi92676/
Ngoullimi881/
Ngulime86193/
Goulimi8639/
Ngulumi8630/
Gulimit868/
Gulimis866/
Ngulima863/
Gullimi863/
Gulimmi863/
Ghoulimi80172/
Goulimis80128/
Gugliemi8061/
Nghulima801/
Ngaulima801/
Gulima772,162/
Golimi77292/
Gulime7759/
Gulemi7733/
Gulimy778/
Ng'hulima758/
Ghoulaimi752/
Ghouleimi751/
Guglieimi751/
Guglilimi750/
Ngolima71238/
Ngulume71219/
Ngolemi7135/
Nguleme7121/
Gholimi7117/
Nuhlima7115/
Goolimi7114/
Nulhima7110/
Guleemi714/
Gullemi713/
Goulima712/
Ngolime712/
Gullima711/
Gulemie711/
Goulime711/
Gaulima711/
N'Goullima711/
Ngulema711/
Nulimay711/
Noulemi711/
Golimei711/
Gulimay711/
Gulhima711/
Ngilime711/
Gholaimi672/
Ngholima671/
Noelimai671/
Ngouleme671/
Nulhaima671/

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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 Ngulimi
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