Palime Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Palime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3851:5,2791,079
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Palime (34) may also be a first name.

Palime Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palime occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palime? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 552,857th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Palime reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 5,279. In Lesotho Palime is most numerous in: Berea District, where 37 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 23 percent reside and Mokhotlong District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho Palime occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Palime Last Name Statistics demography

Palime earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning R 189,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phalime92156/
Pallime9229/
Paulime9219/
Palimet927/
Palimer921/
Palimes921/
Palisme921/
Palim91402/
Paulisme8688/
Palima834,944/
Palame83223/
Palume83174/
Paulim83120/
Polime8347/
Paleme8344/
Palimi8330/
Paliem8330/
Pallim8319/
Paslim8311/
Paluim839/
Paalim836/
Paylim836/
Palaim835/
Phalim834/
Palhim834/
Palism831/
Palaima77764/
Paulima77163/
Phalima77125/
Paliema7776/
Pauleme7771/
Palamea7768/
Palamee7753/
Polimer7749/
Polimei7725/
Palimai7724/
Paloume7713/
Palimmi777/
Polisme777/
Phalume777/
Paulaim776/
Palhame775/
Palimgi774/
Palimma774/
Paulimé773/
Palemer772/
Palimio772/
Phalame772/
Pauloim771/
Pallima771/
Paloima771/
Palheim771/
Palimis771/
Palimit771/
Palemeh771/
Pfalaim771/
Phallim771/
Polaime771/
Polimes771/
Phelime771/
Phaleme771/
Palymer770/
Palem738,516/
Polim73443/
Palym732/
Paljm731/
Paliyama71197/
Paulheim71188/
Palimaja7144/
Paulimis7136/
Palimova7117/
Paloumet7116/
Paleameu718/
Polimeha713/
Palajima713/
Paulemey711/
Phailiem711/
Palgimmi711/
Palhaima711/
Pallimma711/
Paulemie711/
Palloume711/
Pallimay711/
Paalamäe711/
Paalimaa711/
Põlismäe711/
Pollimme711/
Phallame711/
Pallem672,867/
Polimi67387/
Palema67206/
Polima67148/
Paalem67103/
Polume6792/
Peleme6784/
Polame6731/
Polheimer6727/
Poleme6715/
Palemi6715/
Polyme6710/
Palumi675/
Paleem675/
Paleam674/
Paulem674/
Polimy674/
Phalem673/
Paliayama673/
Poulim672/
Poolim672/
Patlem671/
Pelimi671/
Palaym671/
Paleym671/
Palumé671/
Palyom671/
Paleum671/
Pahlem671/
Polaim671/
Péléme671/
Poliom671/
Phalyamee671/
Pollim671/
Poilim671/

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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 Palime
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