Nwalimi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nwalimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nwalimi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Nwalimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwalimi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwalimi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwalimi is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwalimi reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Nwalimi is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwalima8632/
Nwalimaa801/
Nwalema7153/
Nwolima7113/
Nwaleme718/
Nwaelume6710/
Nwaeleme674/
Nweleme572/
Nwelume571/
Mboulimi531/
Nuolimaa531/
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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 Nwalimi
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