Pilime Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pilime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5581:27,6674,260
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England221:2,532,63991,802
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Pilimé (1) are calculated separately.

Pilime (68) may also be a first name.

Pilime Last Name Facts

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

Pilime is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Pilimé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilime? popularity and diffusion

Pilime is the 510,931st most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name Pilime occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Pilime are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 68 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 558 people, or 1 in 27,667. In Zimbabwe Pilime is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 35 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 31 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Pilime Last Name Statistics demography

Pilime earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 181.47% more than the national average, earning R 668,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilimé941/
Philime926/
Pilimer921/
Piliome921/
Pilim9163/
Phillime86204/
Philisme865/
Philiome862/
Pulime83279/
Pilima83175/
Pilimi839/
Pilgim835/
Philim833/
Pilame833/
Piliem832/
Pileme831/
Poilim831/
Pelimer77492/
Pilimai7745/
Philima7711/
Puilame778/
Pulimey775/
Puiliem771/
Pulimee771/
Philimi771/
Philiom771/
Pilemer771/
Phelime771/
Phillim770/
Pelim73108/
Pilem7346/
Pylim731/
Pihlamäe7123/
Phelisme715/
Pilimova714/
Picellim712/
Philimis711/
Phillimi711/
Phailiem711/
Philamee711/
Phillimy711/
Philemey710/
Pulimi672,427/
Pelima67279/
Pulume6794/
Peleme6784/
Philem6737/
Peliom6715/
Puleme6712/
Pilhem6711/
Phelim678/
Paylim676/
Pilhemmer674/
Pislem673/
Pulimy673/
Phylim673/
Pileem671/
Petlim671/
Pelhim671/
Pelimi671/
Péléme671/
Pilema671/
Peilem671/
Pelame671/
Phelhimes670/
Peluim670/
Pielym670/

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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
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  • 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 Pilime
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