Okolimo Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okolimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okolimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6531:59,7856,951
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344

Okolimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okolimo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okolimo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okolimo is the 497,847th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name Okolimo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okolimo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Okolimo is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 59,785. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Amuria District, where 49 percent live, Katakwi District, where 42 percent live and Soroti District, where 2 percent live. Other than Uganda Okolimo occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okolimoi932/
Okolima8620/
Okelimo861/
Ekalimo7110/
Akolima714/
Akalimo713/
Okalemo711/
Okulemo711/
Okoluma711/
Ekalaimo671/
Akalimoh671/
Ekoulimaï631/
Gokhalemoh591/
Akalima57216/
Akulima5776/
Akelemo5759/
Okalema5723/
Okaluma578/
Ukulemo576/
Ekelemo572/
Akelima571/
Akoluma571/
Ekalima571/
Okelema571/
Akolema571/
Hakalima531,379/
Akelemoi531/
Ekaliema531/
Gukalima531/
Ukalimah531/
Oscalima531/

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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 Okolimo
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