Okolimo Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Okolimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 653 | 1:59,785 | 6,951 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Okolimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okolimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okolimo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okolimo? popularity and diffusion
Okolimo is the 497,847th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okolimo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Okolimo is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 59,785. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 49 percent live, Katakwi District, where 42 percent live and Soroti District, where 2 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okolimoi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Okolima | 86 | 20 | / |
| Okelimo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekalimo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Akolima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akalimo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okalemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okulemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoluma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekalaimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akalimoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoulimaï | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gokhalemoh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Akalima | 57 | 216 | / |
| Akulima | 57 | 76 | / |
| Akelemo | 57 | 59 | / |
| Okalema | 57 | 23 | / |
| Okaluma | 57 | 8 | / |
| Ukulemo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ekelemo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Akelima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akoluma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ekalima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okelema | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akolema | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hakalima | 53 | 1,379 | / |
| Akelemoi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekaliema | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gukalima | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ukalimah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oscalima | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis