Pilimo Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Pilimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 345 | 1:153,454 | 13,882 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Pilimo (31) may also be a first name.
Pilimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pilimo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 758,524th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Pilimo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Pilimo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname Pilimo is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 153,454. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 56 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 41 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philimo | 92 | 28 | / |
| Pilimou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Philimos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pilima | 83 | 175 | / |
| Pelimo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pilymo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pulimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Philemo | 77 | 28 | / |
| Philima | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pilimau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pilimas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pailemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Philisma | 71 | 151 | / |
| Philemoa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Philimas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pelemo | 67 | 2,509 | / |
| Pulumo | 67 | 716 | / |
| Pelima | 67 | 279 | / |
| Pelumo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pulima | 67 | 18 | / |
| Philismat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pilema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pulemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelemoh | 62 | 511 | / |
| Poilema | 62 | 91 | / |
| Pilesma | 62 | 81 | / |
| Philema | 62 | 37 | / |
| Phelima | 62 | 11 | / |
| Pelisma | 62 | 5 | / |
| Pelemoi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Phelemo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Phulumo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Peylemo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pelemos | 62 | 1 | / |
| Paylemo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pelumoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pelemooh | 57 | 2 | / |
| Philemat | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phelisma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pullaimma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pelema | 50 | 274 | / |
| Puluma | 50 | 188 | / |
| Peluma | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Pilimo
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