Pilima Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pilima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pilima (86) may also be a first name.

Pilima Last Name Facts

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

Pilima (Oriya: ପିଲିମା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Pilima reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pilima is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 86 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Pilima occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilimai9245/
Philima9211/
Pilimau928/
Pilimas924/
Philisma86151/
Philimas862/
Pilime83640/
Pilimo83377/
Pelima83279/
Pulima8318/
Pilimi839/
Pilema831/
Pilimé831/
Philismat802/
Poilema7791/
Pilesma7781/
Philema7737/
Philimo7728/
Phelima7711/
Philime776/
Pelisma775/
Pulimai771/
Philimi771/
Piliome771/
Pilimer771/
Pilimou771/
Phillime71204/
Philemoa715/
Philisme715/
Philiome712/
Philemat711/
Phillimy711/
Phelisma711/
Philimos711/
Phillimi711/
Philimis711/
Pelema67274/
Puluma67188/
Pelimo6710/
Peluma675/
Pilymo672/
Pulimo671/
Pileme671/
Pelimi671/
Pullaimma671/

Pilima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilima in the Oriya language
ପିଲିମାpilima50
ପିଲିମpilima33.33
ପିଲାମାpilama16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilima
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